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Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News July 2019

"The highest risk group today is senior orphans for 30 day readmissions; the next highest group is adults with disabilities without adequate family support. The most frequent reason is often medication noncompliance or side effects of new medicines, as well as infections. Older adults with no one to help them at home after an illness can often get confused, fall, become dehydrated or malnourished with no one around to notice.”
- Teri Dreher, RN, CCRN, iRNPA, Owner and CEO, NShore Patient Advocates, Chicago.

The Sanger Heart & Vascular Heart Care Navigation Team study examined a program designed to help heart attack patients with the transition from hospital to outpatient care. "The 30-day readmission rate before the program started was 6.3 percent and fell to 3.7 percent the year after the program began. There was a reduction in the 30-day death rate (5.75 percent before vs. 4.57 percent after program implementation) and an increase in patients' follow-up appointments made prior to discharge (78 percent vs. 96 percent)."

Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 8, Number 7, July 2019, "Providing Follow-Up Care After Heart Attack Helps Reduce Readmissions, Deaths," by Katie Glenn.

Readmissions Related to Neonatal Jaundice

Compass HIIN data has recently revealed an increase in newborn readmissions related to hyperbilirubinemia. A new resource and this brief, 10-minute webinar have been created to use as you conduct quality improvement activities around this performance improvement opportunity.

Lori Wengerd: 5 Tips for Reducing an Older Adult’s Need to Be Rehospitalized

1. Practice Proper Wound Care
2. Reduce the Number of Visitors at First
3. Take Heed of Warning Signs
4. Provide Assistance with Daily Activities
5. Prevent Falls and Medication Mishaps

Source: Home Care Assistance, June 19, 2019

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