Healthcare Administration Leadership & Management Journal
Approach to Congestive Heart Failure Readmission Reduction in a Community-Based Setting: A Field Report
This article examines how a midsize community hospital designed a readmission reduction project with the goal of decreasing readmissions for patients with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure.
July/August 2024 Vol. 2, No. 4 pp. 157–161 DOI: 10.55834/halmj.2049557047
Abstract
This article examines how a midsize community hospital designed a readmission reduction project with the goal of decreasing readmissions for patients with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Multicomponent interventions were implemented for patient enrollment in this quality improvement initiative with clear inclusion criteria. The study concluded that a structured transition of care plan with remote patient monitoring, together with well-defined criteria for the initiation of rescue medications, has the potential for decreasing avoidable hospital readmissions.
