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Saturday, March 31, 2012: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
National Harbor 11 (Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center)
Primary Presenter:
David Casarett, MD, MA
Co-Presenter:
Elizabeth Alexander, MS, BSN, RN, OCN, CHPN
Learning Objectives:
1. Define the most common causes of 30-day readmissions among seriously ill adults admitted to an academic medical center
2. Explain how hospice and palliative home care programs are ideally suited to provide services that can address unmet needs that lead to readmissions
3. Determine whether hospice-focused models of care coordination are feasible in their own care environments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have become increasingly concerned about hospital readmissions, and hospitals are responding with efforts to reduce 30-day readmissions. Although these efforts have involved a wide range of interventions and models for care, hospices have not been well-represented. This presentation will describe the successful efforts of one hospice to partner with a major academic medical center to reduce 30-day readmission by ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals.
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