Readmissions? Not with Your Nurse Practitioner in Charge!

Deaconess Health System developed a post-acute embedded Nurse Practitioner (NP) program in partnered skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to improve patient transitions and coordination of care. This model has improved patient care, lowered 30-day readmission rates, lowered length of stay, and transitioned patients to the next level of care in a safe and efficient manner. This concept has completely modernized and revamped our approach to post-acute strategies and quickly met our health system ACO and population health goals.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - February 27, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Shelly Evans, S. Evans, K. Clodfelter, J. Redman Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research