Partnering with Hospitals to Prevent Re-hospitalizations is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
Two organizations undertook a two-year journey to ensure the smooth post-acute transition of an identified population. The goal of their partnership was to ensure family involvement, patient and staff satisfaction, and quality outcomes. This was an experience that showed how a team can leave egos at the door to have an unprecedented experience of collaboration.
Objectives:
- Have an understanding of the history that led up to establishing this collaborative project, including the expected outcomes
- Identify factor that contributed to high readmission rate for colorectal patients as identified through a Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Discuss the people and processes needed to put together an “effective” action team process
- Identify the process metrics established for the project
- Discuss the formal role out of the PAC project-combined effort St. Francis ACO (January 2015)
- Discuss the plan activities to sustain
Faculty: Dr. Susan Adams, RN, BSN, MHSA, PhD, Vice President of Alliance Integration for Masonicare, Masonic Home Health & Hospice, Wallingford, CT; Ann Orr, MS, RN, Performance Improvement Facilitator, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Continuing education units are not available for this module
Track: Clinical