Abstract

Heart failure is a public health problem that continues to increase health care costs in the United States and is the leading cause of readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries. In the U. S., approximately 25% of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) return within 30 days of initial discharge, despite the advances in the quality of acute and chronic HF disease management. As is true among many healthcare organizations, in southeast Mississippi, one of its most prominent healthcare entities was and is also experiencing the burden of increased health care costs associated with the 30-day readmission rate of persons diagnosed with heart failure. In 2017–2018, the organization’s readmission rate for persons diagnosed with HF was 39.5%, approximately 17.8% higher than the national and regional readmission rates reported by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Author Details

F. Teena Stevenson-Matthews, DNP, RN

Sigma Membership

Gamma Eta

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Systematic Review

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Readmission, Standard Discharge Instructions, Transitional Care

Advisor

Hess, Annette

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Samford University

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-07-17

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