Comprehensive heart failure transition program

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    Thesis advisor: Larson, Meg
    Committee member: Nye, Bonnie
    Committee member: Mathier, Michael
    Degree granting institution: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
    Degree granting institution: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
    Department: Nursing
    Date Created
    2020
    Date Issued
    2020
    Abstract
    During the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, the nursing department responsible for facility-wide heart failure (HF) interdisciplinary communication was disbanded and redirected to other hospital needs. With that change and the subsequent lack of cohesive educational efforts, the hospital readmission rate climbed to 29.85%. This hospital system has consistently had readmission rates greater than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) national benchmark of 21.9%, which is both detrimental to our patients and the hospital to incur readmission penalties yearly. Before this program began there was no process to transition care from inpatient to outpatient for the HF population; key members that touched HF patients operated in silos. Based on consistently high readmission rates and the need for improved outcomes, a comprehensive HF discharge program was designed and implemented house-wide. Transitional care coordination includes providing education, scheduling post-discharge follow-up appointments, and providing HF toolkits. There was a retrospective analysis of data three months after the implementation of QI initiatives. Our facility’s all-cause 30-day readmission rate has progressively declined by 7.63% since the HF transitional program’s implementation (Study period 25.37% down to 17.74%). Readmission average rate for 2019 was 24.9% (n=241) (July 6-September 30, 2019) and compared to after implementation in 2020 was 22.56% (n=195) (July 6-September 30, 2020). Overall, we have found having an advanced practice provider (APP) led multi-disciplinary program to be the best practice for the HF population while improving outcomes and the ability for self-care while decreasing 30-day readmission.
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    Pora, D. (2020). Comprehensive heart failure transition programs. Edinboro and Clarion Universities of Pennsylvania. Accessed from Pennsylvania Western University Archives.
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