Education Specialist & National Director of Wellness Select Rehabilitation Asheville, North Carolina
Session Description: Challenged by transfers of care between hospitals and post-acute care facilities? You are not alone. Administrators and nursing leadership in both settings struggle. What previously required only few key pieces of information has evolved into a complex process with multiple opportunities for failure. Risks associated with inaccurate/incomplete information exist and can impact patient safety, resulting in potential for harm. The goal is to provide quality care while preventing hospital readmissions. Readmissions are not only costly to providers, but equally as costly to the patient. This brings up the question: are our discharge processes and protocols adequate? Are we doing everything we can to prepare our patients for a successful discharge? Reliable communication is paramount for effective transfers, but what is best practice related to this? In this session, risk areas related to transfers between post-acute settings will be reviewed along with practical strategies providers can implement to mitigate this risk.
Approved for CA RCFE CETP CEUs. Approved for NAB/NCERS CEUs
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Learning Objectives:
Identify risk areas related to transfers between post-acute settings
Explore negative effects on quality and safety surrounding transitions in care
Identify strategies to managing the risk of transitions of care between post-acute and long-term facilities in order to proactively identify, prioritize and mitigate potential uncertainties
Define the “warm hand-off” and how the interdisciplinary team can utilize this approach in transfers of care