Utilizing Family-Centered Process and Outcome Measures to Assess Hospital-to-Home Transition Quality

Desai, Arti D.; Simon, Tamara D.; Leyenaar, JoAnna K.; Britto, Maria T.; Mangione-Smith, Rita

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2018.07.013

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“…In this sense, the family-centered approach becomes one of the vital patient support pillars, 20 as it considers and effectively translates the support potential of the affected relatives into the care process. At the same time, it also facilitates the hospital-to-home transition 21 and, by extension, the adjusting to and the addressing of the psychosocial needs of the patient and the patient's family. 22…”

Section: Experiencing Intensive Care As a Professional Partnermentioning

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How Do Relatives Experience Advanced Home Care? A Qualitative Study

Limberger

Schnepp

2020

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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The provision of around-the-clock care by advanced home care services subjects families and relatives in Germany to significant psychosocial demands. In addition to coping with the serious illness of their family member, they have to compensate for the lack of privacy caused the constant presence of a nurse. Accordingly, they feel ambivalent about caregivers. The qualitative study conducted narrative interviews that addressed the question as to how relatives and families experience home mechanical ventilation. It was possible to identify two main topics: the burdens and health-maintaining resources resulting from the care setting. The main burdens that are experienced include living in a public space, the lack of psychosocial support from service providers, as well as the lack of professional and social skills of the caregivers interacting with families.

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Section: Experiencing Intensive Care As a Professional Partnermentioning

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How Do Relatives Experience Advanced Home Care? A Qualitative Study

Limberger

Schnepp

2020

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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A Quality Improvement Intervention Bundle to Reduce 30-Day Pediatric Readmissions

deJong

Kimple

Morreale

et al. 2020

Pediatric Quality &Amp; Safety

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Introduction: Pediatric hospital readmissions can represent gaps in care quality between discharge and follow-up, including social factors not typically addressed by hospitals. This study aimed to reduce the 30-day pediatric readmission rate on 2 general pediatric services through an intervention to enhance care spanning the hospital stay, discharge, and follow-up process. Methods: A multidisciplinary team developed an intervention bundle based on a needs assessment and evidence-based models of transitional care. The intervention included pre-discharge planning with a transition coordinator, screening and intervention for adverse social determinants of health (SDH), medication reconciliation after discharge, communication with the primary care provider, access to a hospital-based transition clinic, and access to a 24-hour direct telephone line staffed by hospital attending pediatricians. These were implemented sequentially from October 2013 to February 2017. The primary outcome was the readmission rate within 30 days of index discharge. The length of stay was a balancing measure. Results: During the intervention, the included services discharged 4,853 children. The pre-implementation readmission rate of 10.3% declined to 7.4% and remained stable during a 4-month post-intervention observation period. Among 1,394 families screened for adverse SDH, 48% reported and received assistance with ≥ 1 concern. The length of stay increased from 4.10 days in 2013 to 4.30 days in 2017. Conclusions: An intervention bundle, including SDH, was associated with a sustained reduction in readmission rates to 2 general pediatric services. Transitional care that addresses multiple domains of family need during a child’s health crisis can help reduce pediatric readmissions.

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One Call Away: Addressing a Safety Gap for Urgent Issues Post Discharge

Yale

Bauer

Stephany

et al. 2021

Hospital Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVES: The transition period from hospitalization to outpatient care can be high risk for pediatric patients. Our aim was to profile the use of a “safety net” for families through provision of specific inpatient provider contact information for urgent issues post discharge. METHODS: In this prospective study, we implemented an updated after-visit summary that directed families to call the hospital operator and specifically ask for the pediatric hospital medicine attending on call if they were unable to reach their primary care provider (PCP) with an urgent postdischarge concern. Education for nursing staff, operators, and pediatric hospital medicine providers was completed, and contact information was automatically populated into the after-visit summary. Information collected included the number of calls, the topic, time spent, whether the family contacted the PCP first, and the time of day. Descriptive statistics and Fisher’s exact test were used to summarize findings. RESULTS: Over a 13-month period, of 5145 discharges, there were 47 postdischarge phone calls, which averaged to 3.6 calls per month. The average length of time spent on a call was 21 minutes. For 30% of calls, families had tried contacting their PCPs first, and 55% of calls occurred at night. Topics of calls included requesting advice about symptoms, time line for reevaluation, and assistance with medications. CONCLUSIONS: This safety net provided families with real-time problem-solving for an urgent need post discharge, which included triaging patient symptoms at home, counseling on medication questions, information about the time line of illness recovery, and provision of additional resources.

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Utilizing Family-Centered Process and Outcome Measures to Assess Hospital-to-Home Transition Quality

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

How Do Relatives Experience Advanced Home Care? A Qualitative Study

How Do Relatives Experience Advanced Home Care? A Qualitative Study

A Quality Improvement Intervention Bundle to Reduce 30-Day Pediatric Readmissions

One Call Away: Addressing a Safety Gap for Urgent Issues Post Discharge

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