A comprehensive care plan that reduces readmissions after acute exacerbations of COPD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Transitions of care" have been the focus of readmission reduction strategies for acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD). Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) implemented a comprehensive care plan for AECOPD admissions in 2014 that also seeks to improve the diagnosis/treatment of COPD, strives for the optimal management of co-morbidities, and emphasizes hospice/palliative care in appropriate patients.

Methods

A retrospective, electronic health record (EHR) based, observational cohort study was used to evaluate AECOPD admissions between 5/12/2014 to 6/28/2016. An existing AECOPD registry was used to determine care plan status, readmissions were identified from the EHR, and mortality information was obtained from the state of Nor

SUBMITTER: Ohar JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270856 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature