Fact Based List:
Senior Help Desk: 10 Strategies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions:
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 15:50
- Quality first. - care for patients correctly.
- Begin care management and discharge planning early.
- Review medications face to face.
- Use teach-back techniques to ensure patient education.
- Use health information technology.
- Enhanced training for SNF/ALF staff.
- “SNFists.” - providers available on-site.
- Community paramedicine.
- Advance directives.
- Palliative care and hospice.
Source: Senior Help Desk/Vitas Healthcare, September 13, 2018
Source URL: https://seniorhelpdesk.com/blog/10-ways-reduce-patient-readm...
List Ratings: |
Lists You Might Also Be Interested In
- David Chimento: 5 top hospital rounds that are proven to reduce hospital readmissions
- 5 Things Hospitals Need to Know About Managing COVID-19 Vaccines From Wolters Kluwer
- Tanisha Morris: 5 Ways Home Health Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions
- Lori Wengerd: 5 Tips for Reducing an Older Adult’s Need to Be Rehospitalized
- Top 5 Florida hospitals by patient engagement score
Login or register to post comments