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Includes education and worksheets focusing on:
12% Appropriate facility selection
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Expectations on post-acute preparation, services, staffing,
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physician coverage
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Improved patient-to-post-acute care facility referral process to reduce “false acceptances” that
result in last-minute patient rejection and immediate return to hospital by: FUTURE AREAS OF FOCUS
Intervention 1: Referral and Intake Transfer Form Streamlining piloted on Med/
Reducing referral packet and document attaché from upwards of 60-100 pages to 20 pages Enterprise spread of care coordination collaborative structure at sister sites and their immediate
Oncology (2E) and Post-stroke (5E) progressive care units in hospital, over four
months covering > 200 patients. community partners
Creating algorithmic “go/no-go” decision points of pertinent patient information (e.g.,
“tracheostomy care needed”, which is an automatic disqualifier for certain facilities) Pilot shows a decrease in readmissions within 30 days of discharge from Develop key strategies with community partners to standardize work for consistent
approximately 13.5% to < 8% in July 2018. management of Advanced Illness Management and Palliative care
Improved patient-to-post-acute care facility transfer process to improve immediate provision of
care upon admission to a post-acute facility to minimize immediate return to hospital by: Strengthen sustainability of patient support through all steps of the continuum of care
Reducing transfer packet and document attaché from an average of 40 pages to 20 pages Analyze opportunities for improvement following patient discharge from post acute facility to
home (with or without home health assistance) to avoid readmission
Emphasizing immediate care needs within the first 3 hours of care such as dietary needs, pain
In partnership with Strengthen community networking with county resources
management, antibiotics, etc. through optimized information handoffs