Course Code: REL-PAC-0-PARLTC
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Explain why hospital readmission is an issue within the healthcare industry.
Describe three factors that contribute to the rehospitalization problem.
Identify three strategies used to reduce rehospitalization.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Rehospitalization Problem
The Background
What Is Readmission?
SNF Readmission Accountability
Who Is Being Admitted?
Transitions of Care
Communication Problems
Issues with the Provider
Weekend Admissions
Review
Summary
Section 3: Making It Work
Organizational Systems
Reacting to Change
Preventing System Decay
Support, Organize, and Plan
Manage with Data
Review
Summary
Section 4: Strategies to Prevent Rehospitalization
Putting the Puzzle Together
Identify High-Risk Individuals
Care Coordination
Transitional Care Model
Review
Re-Engineered Discharge or RED
Medication Reconciliation
Ongoing Management
Clinical Pathways
Advance Care Planning
Palliative and Hospice Care
Getting the Provider Involved
Improving Communication
Individual and Family Education
Documentation
Clinical Systems
Survey Issues Prevention
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Bobbi Whittington, BSN, RN
Bobbi is currently an SME writer for Post-Acute Care at Relias. She began her nursing career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in long-term care, where she discovered her passion for working with older adults in post-acute settings. In 1997, she earned her Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Demonstrating a commitment to advancing her education, she obtained an Associate Degree in Nursing from Texas County Technical Institute in 2007, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. With more than 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry, Bobbi has dedicated her career to enhancing the quality of care for older adults.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.