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GeneralMedicine.com: 5 specific steps you can take to reduce hospital readmissions
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Fri, 02/28/2014 - 13:57
- Form a Quality Improvement Team dedicated to reduce hospital readmissions
- Increase the size of your nursing staff
- Use NSQIP to collect readmission data.
- Establish an effective communication with external practitioners
- Empower patients by engaging them in the decision-making processes
Notes: Partnering with an external team of post-hospitalist specialists in addition to addressing internal systemic problems is also advised.
Source: GeneralMedicine.com, "Steps to Providing Quality Patient Care and Reducing Hospital Readmissions"
Source URL: http://www.generalmedicine.com/steps-providing-quality-patie...
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