NUR 400 Leadership/Management
List detailed data that indicates a need for improvement in effectiveness of COPD outpatient management and include data regarding COPD readmission rates in Massachusetts? In addition data should include one of these: tracer data- performance improvement data-benchmarks.
The Global initiative for chronic
obstuctive lung disease(GOLD) given the report ,according to
this,50% of the COPD cases returned to the baseline level after the
7 days of the treatment,but 14% of the COPD cases were not returned
to the baseline level after 35 days of onset and some cases not
even returned to the baseline level.
Above data shows that there should be an improvement in
effectiveness of COPD outpatient management.
Readmission rates of COPD exacerbations,the risk of 30 day
readmission is higher that is 21%.
tracer data performance improvement includes,training the patients
during the hospital stay regarding the self care management skills
specific to COPD, teaching breathing exercises etc.
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