Meeting
Abstract Number: 293
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Prolonged length of stay (LOS) is associated with worse quality outcomes, poor patient satisfaction, and negative financial performance for hospitals. Geographic cohorting of provider teams and their patients could improve LOS, readmissions, and other quality metrics. Many prior studies of geographic cohorting have shown no beneficial effect on these metrics. In 2021, we implemented […]
Abstract Number: 397
SHM Converge 2023
Background: 22% of the hospitals overall STAR rating is based on readmission reduction for the following disease specific groups: pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure. Creating strategies surrounding prevention of readmissions that create workload balance leads to improved ability to manage these patients. The hospitalist medicine, emergency medicine, pulmonary, […]
Abstract Number: 410
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Avoiding preventable readmissions is a major goal of health care systems nationwide1. The Cardiorespiratory cohort consists of Veterans admitted with a diagnosis of CHF, COPD and non-COVID-19 Pneumonia, and is a high-risk group for readmissions. As part of a larger National VA High Reliability Organization (HRO) Collaborative2, an interdisciplinary team was launched to achieve […]