Improving Transitions of Care for Patients with Pneumonia
Improving Transitions of Care for Patients with Pneumonia
2 PagesImproving Transitions of Care for Patients with Pneumonia Efforts were limited, as actionable data was difficult to obtain in a timely manner, negatively impacting the ability to identify patients in the hospital who could benefit from additional support to smooth the transition from hospital to home. Piedmont leaders also lacked evidence regarding the effectiveness of care transition interventions on readmission rates. This made it difficult to make the case that Piedmont should continue to invest in the staffing model needed to support the care transitions program. ANALYTICS TRANSFORMED TRANSITIONS OF CARE Piedmont recognized the need to standardize pneumonia care across the entire system, developing and implementing an evidence-based care pathway for patients with pneumonia.
