Impact of the Development of a Regional Collaborative to Reduce 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions

J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Oct-Dec;30(4):298-305. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000116.

Abstract

Thirty-day heart failure readmissions can be reduced if multiple interventions, such as 7-day postdischarge follow-up, are implemented, but this task is challenging for health systems. Ten hospitals participated in a multisystem collaborative implementing evidence-based strategies. The overall 30-day readmission rate was reduced more in the collaborating hospitals than in the noncollaborating hospitals (from 29.32% to 27.66% vs from 27.66% to 26.03%, P = .008). Regional collaboration between health care systems within a quality improvement project was associated with reduced 30-day readmission.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Evidence-Based Practice / methods*
  • Health Planning Organizations*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Patient Discharge
  • Patient Readmission*
  • Quality Improvement / organization & administration