403. Decreasing Acute Care Hospitalizations in the Home Health Setting by Leveraging an Interdisciplinary Workgroup Model to Deliver Value-Based Care is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
Description:
The purpose of the HHVBP Workgroups at the NYU Langone Certified Home Health Agency are to utilize an interdisciplinary approach to develop and implement evidence-based strategies to decrease acute care hospitalizations by identifying opportunities to improve, organizational practices, data analysis, and educational approaches. The 60-day hospitalizations decreased 41% as a result of the workgroup. The NYU CHHA is now 5 stars for hospitalizations and lowest in New York State.
Learning Objective 1:
Discuss the HHVBP Model for certified home health agencies and how quality is measured.
Learning Objective 2:
Explain the value of the interdisciplinary workgroup model as a successful quality improvement strategy to address hospitalization metrics including re-hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits.
Learning Objective 3:
Identify successful interventions to prevent re-hospitalizations and ED visits.
Faculty:
Nursing 1.0 Contact Hours awarded.
Nursing Contact Hours for this module will expire on October 22, 2026.