Gain a better understanding of quality health care and improved patient outcomes based on the quality of care.
Health care is quickly becoming a commodity. The increased focus on quality by CMS and other payer sources has driven the need to create effective strategies to control costs. One such strategy is reducing preventable readmissions. Hospitals are keenly aware of the cost of read-missions, both in penalties from CMS and in their reputation as centers for quality and improved patient outcomes. The purpose of this information is to equip the user with the tools to identify those patients at risk, intervene when necessary, disseminate to their staff, and ensure that last-ing change will occur. This information is an intermediate-level course designed for mid to upper-level hospital administrators. This course is ideal for the hands-on manager to assess and im-plement a hospital-wide program aimed at reducing the number of readmissions.
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Agenda
Background
- ACA Value-Based Incentive/Penalty Program From CMs
- ValueBased Purchasing (Vbp) Program
- Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (Hrrp)
- HospitalAcquired Conditions (Hac) Program
- Less Than a Quarter of Eligible Hospitals Avoided Penalty for Readmissions (Ratio Explained)
- Currently, One in Five Patients Admitted to Hospital Is Readmitted Within 30 Days
Identification of Patients at Risk for Readmission
- Readmission Data Analysis
- Tools Available
Interventions Aimed at Reducing Hospital Readmissions
- Hospital Inventory
- Cross-Continuum Inventory
- Cops Checklist
- Boost
- Red
- Teach-Back Method
- Smart Discharge Protocol
- Improve Transitional Care Processes
- Talk to Each Other
- Care Management for High-Risk Patients
- Nursing Interventions
- Telemedicine
How to Disseminate to the Staff
Follow up to Maintain 'Stickiness'
Conclusion
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on May 24, 2023.
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Faculty
Ramesh C. Upadhyaya, DNP, MSN, MBA, APRN, CRRN, CCHP, FNP-BC
Alamance Community College
Ramesh C. Upadhyaya, MSN, MBA, RN, CRRN, CCHP
- Nursing Resource Liaison for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC), Comprehensive Health Services
- Almost 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, beginning with his first position out of high school as a combat medic in the U.S. Army
- Experience in hospice, home health, long-term care, emergency nursing, critical care nursing, and rehabilitation nursing
- Taught at other schools of nursing and is called upon regularly as a management consultant in health care for both the public and the private sector
- Co-authored a chapter with Dr. Don Kautz in a geriatric nursing textbook and authored a chapter in a nursing health assessment textbook
- Published articles in journals such as Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, and Nursing Perspectives
- Presented more than 20 papers at state, national, and international conferences
- Presented papers on workforce issues such as diversity, disability, and ethical dilemmas for the Association of Rehab Nurses at Washington, D.C.; the National League for Nursing Educational Summit in San Antonio, Texas; and the American Assembly for Men in Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Certification in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN) and correctional health care (CCHP)
- Master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro; M.B.A. degree in business administration, Bryan School of Business and Economics, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro
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