Multidisciplinary initiative to reduce 30-day readmissions in heart failure: a quality improvement perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Hospitalisation for heart failure (HF) carries a high risk of readmission and adverse patient outcomes. We noticed a higher rate of readmissions for HF patients in a tertiary cardiac centre in Doha, Qatar. This study is focused on using a multidisciplinary and quality improvement approach to reduce the HF patients' 30-day readmission rate to the high dependency unit C in Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar, by 10% by December 2020 and 20% by December 2021.

Methods

In collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, we worked on this initiative as a multidisciplinary team and tested several changes. A model for improvement framework was used and rapid, weekly, plan-do-study-act cycles were applied to test changes. Multiple measures were implemented serially, which inc

SUBMITTER: Varghese SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12458877 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature