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Discharge Care Bundle To Reduce Copd 30-Day Readmission Rates In A Hospital Acute Care Unit, Dao Vang
Discharge Care Bundle To Reduce Copd 30-Day Readmission Rates In A Hospital Acute Care Unit, Dao Vang
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Practice Problem: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) readmissions severely impact patients’ health, mortality, and quality of life and increase unnecessary healthcare use and spending. Utilization of a protocol and discharge care bundle to reduce the readmission rate for COPD patients is critical to combat the problem.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was in adult patients 65 years or older admitted to a hospital acute care unit for acute exacerbation of COPD (P), does a protocol and discharge care bundle (I) compared to no protocol and no discharge care bundle (C) reduce the 30-day hospital COPD readmission rate …