Using Intern-Led Quality Improvement to Reduce Readmissions for Specialty Service Patients Within an Academic Medical Center

Using Intern-Led Quality Improvement to Reduce Readmissions for Specialty Service Patients Within an Academic Medical Center

Introduction: Postdischarge patient calls are an effective intervention to decrease unplanned readmissions. Despite its efficacy, calls are time consuming and compete with other clinical obligations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the viability of intern-led quality improvement (QI) on co...

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Main Authors: Alfeil Felipe, Anu Vats, Andressa Sleiman, Brian Tran, Miis Akel, Omri Chia, Jeannette M. Hester, Daniel J. Hoh, Katharina M. Busl, Jacqueline Baron-Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Innovative Healthcare Institute 2021-05-01
Series:Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Subjects:
quality improvement
discharge follow-up
readmission
costs
Online Access:https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.36401/JQSH-20-38

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https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.36401/JQSH-20-38

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