Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Improve Readmissions And Patient Satisfaction Scores With A Revised Discharge Education Plan, Michele M. Hughes
Improve Readmissions And Patient Satisfaction Scores With A Revised Discharge Education Plan, Michele M. Hughes
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Final Clinical Projects, 2016-2019
Problem: Payers of health insurance are tracking key performance measures and are limiting payments to hospitals. With this threat to financial reimbursement hospital systems have increased emphasis on tracking and improving outcomes. The purpose of this project is to reduce all-cause 30-day readmissions and improve patient satisfaction scores in the care transitions domain after a total hip or total knee replacement by revising the discharge materials and education.
Method: The total joint replacement discharge education materials were revised to address the common causes of readmissions. The documents were reformatted to improve literacy level, readability, and patient learning. Nurses were educated …