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Improving patient satisfaction and reducing readmission rates with interprofessional rounds Cindy Atkinson RN, MSN,CNL, DNP student; Linda Hulton, PhD., RN; Margaret Bagnardi, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNL James Madison University School of Nursing Data was gathered pre-implementation (prior to Jan 2, 2018), at 3 months, and 6 months post implementation data in process. Retrospective chart review was done. Post data from the patient satisfaction survey provided by National Research Corporation, will be compared and analyzed with pre-data. The 30-day readmission rate data for Medicare patients obtained from Health Quality Innovators. \. Background Intervention Method Conclusion Preliminary Results A 255-bed nonprofit, community hospital in a mid-Atlantic State. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put a strong emphasis on decreasing readmission rates and subsequent withholding of reimbursement for hospitals (Zakzesky, et al., 2015). The community hospital had concerns regarding lack of reimbursement based on readmissions, decreased safety, patient satisfaction, and increase in hospital cost (Burns, K., 2011). Lack of interprofessional communication delays a patient’s discharge, ties up available beds, reduces availability to accept admissions and transfers, promotes readmissions, and decreased patient satisfaction (Burns, K., 2011). Implement interprofessional collaboration rounds on a 55-bed telemetry unit and evaluate the outcomes on patient satisfaction and readmission rate. Increase patient satisfaction scores by 2.5% and reduce readmission rates by 10% with implementations. Pre-data December 2017- Readmission rates on PCU were at 17% and at 3 months 17.67% December 2017 patient satisfaction with discharge from PCU was 61.9% and at 3 months 70% Awaiting for 6 month post data. Measures IHI quality improvement model – Plan-Do-Study-Act Three questions will be addressed in the intervention. What are we trying to accomplish? How will we know that a change is an improvement? What change can we make that will result in improvement (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2018 ? PDSA is a rapid-cycle quality improvement method that identifies, implements and measure changes to improve a process or system (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2018). Project Timeline Interprofessional Rounds are held Monday-Friday at 11am at the Nurses’ Station on PCU. Rounds are Case Management led Rounds are attended by the Hospitalists, Case Managers, Pharmacy, and the Charge Nurse of PCU Every patient admitted under a hospitalist care are discussed in rounds, discharge plans and needs are discussed. Goal length of Interprofessional Rounds is 20 minutes 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Jun-17 Aug-17 Oct-17 Dec-17 Feb-18 Apr-18 Jun-18 Patient Satisfaction Scores Readmission rates Purpose/ Aim Problem PDSA 1: Initial planning stages. Go Live with 1 Doctor May-Oct 2017 PDSA 2: Redesign of documentation template Oct-Dec 2017 PDSA 3: Change location of IR to Nurse's station Dec 2017-Jan 2018 PDSA 4: Stopped using documentation template, case manager documents and flows to nursing status board Jan-Feb 2018 PDSA 5: Set goal time limit to 30 min., stopped giving Doctors "heads up" page Feb-April/May 2018 PDSA 6: removal of set times for Doctors, encourage nurse participation, doctors to give quick 2 sentence summary April/May 2018- present Implications Methods Data collection still in process. Interprofessional communication and collaboration brings together several disciplines to round on each patient. Promotes a clear plan of discharge from the time of admission. Further research and pilot studies are needed to analyze promotion of positive patient outcomes for future models of care.

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Improvingpatientsatisfactionandreducingreadmissionrateswith

interprofessionalroundsCindyAtkinsonRN,MSN,CNL,DNPstudent;LindaHulton,PhD.,RN;MargaretBagnardi,EdD,MSN,RN,CCRN,

CNLJamesMadisonUniversitySchoolofNursing

•  Datawasgatheredpre-implementation(priortoJan2,2018),at3months,and6monthspostimplementationdatainprocess.

•  Retrospectivechartreviewwasdone.•  PostdatafromthepatientsatisfactionsurveyprovidedbyNationalResearchCorporation,willbecomparedandanalyzedwithpre-data.

•  The30-dayreadmissionratedataforMedicarepatientsobtainedfromHealthQualityInnovators.

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Background Intervention

MethodConclusion

PreliminaryResults

•  A255-bednonprofit,communityhospitalinamid-AtlanticState.

•  TheCenterforMedicareandMedicaidServiceshasputastrongemphasisondecreasingreadmissionratesandsubsequentwithholdingofreimbursementforhospitals(Zakzesky,etal.,2015).

•  Thecommunityhospitalhadconcernsregardinglackofreimbursementbasedonreadmissions,decreasedsafety,patientsatisfaction,andincreaseinhospitalcost(Burns,K.,2011).

•  Lackofinterprofessionalcommunicationdelaysapatient’s

discharge,tiesupavailablebeds,reducesavailabilitytoacceptadmissionsandtransfers,promotesreadmissions,anddecreasedpatientsatisfaction(Burns,K.,2011).

•  Implementinterprofessionalcollaborationroundsona55-bed

telemetryunitandevaluatetheoutcomesonpatientsatisfactionandreadmissionrate.

•  Increasepatientsatisfactionscoresby2.5%andreducereadmissionratesby10%withimplementations.

Pre-dataDecember2017-ReadmissionratesonPCUwereat17%andat3months17.67%•  December2017patientsatisfactionwithdischargefromPCUwas61.9%andat3months70%

•  Awaitingfor6monthpostdata.

MeasuresFigure 1. Interprofessional Rounds Timeline

IHIqualityimprovementmodel–Plan-Do-Study-ActThreequestionswillbeaddressedintheintervention.•  Whatarewetryingtoaccomplish?•  Howwillweknowthatachangeisanimprovement?•  Whatchangecanwemakethatwillresultinimprovement

(InstituteforHealthcareImprovement,2018?PDSAisarapid-cyclequalityimprovementmethodthatidentifies,implementsandmeasurechangestoimproveaprocessorsystem(InstituteforHealthcareImprovement,2018).

ProjectTimeline

•  InterprofessionalRoundsareheldMonday-Fridayat11amattheNurses’StationonPCU.

•  RoundsareCaseManagementled•  RoundsareattendedbytheHospitalists,CaseManagers,Pharmacy,andtheChargeNurseofPCU

•  Everypatientadmittedunderahospitalistcarearediscussedinrounds,dischargeplansandneedsarediscussed.

•  GoallengthofInterprofessionalRoundsis20minutes

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Jun-17

Aug-17

Oct-17

Dec-17

Feb-18

Apr-18

Jun-18

PatientSatisfactionScores

Readmissionrates

Purpose/Aim

Problem

PDSA1:Initialplanningstages.GoLivewith1DoctorMay-Oct2017

PDSA2:Redesignofdocumentationtemplate

Oct-Dec2017

PDSA3:ChangelocationofIRtoNurse'sstationDec

2017-Jan2018

PDSA4:Stoppedusingdocumentationtemplate,casemanagerdocumentsandflowstonursingstatus

boardJan-Feb2018

PDSA5:Setgoaltimelimitto30min.,stoppedgivingDoctors"headsup"pageFeb-April/May2018

PDSA6:removalofsettimesforDoctors,encouragenurseparticipation,doctorstogivequick2sentence

summaryApril/May2018-present

ImplicationsMethods

•  Datacollectionstillinprocess.•  Interprofessionalcommunicationand

collaborationbringstogetherseveraldisciplinestoroundoneachpatient.

•  Promotesaclearplanofdischargefromthetimeofadmission.

•  Furtherresearchandpilotstudiesareneededtoanalyzepromotionofpositivepatientoutcomesforfuturemodelsofcare.

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