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Presentation
Transitional Care Medical House Call: A Pilot Project
2018 Graduate Student Showcase
  • Ron Billano Ordona, Boise State University
  • Cara Gallegos, Boise State University
Degree Program
Nursing, DNP
Major Advisor Name
Pam Strohfus
Type of Submission
Scholarly Poster
Abstract

This quality improvement project implemented medical house call as a component of transitional care management (TCM) and measured patient outcomes such as unplanned 30-day readmission rates and correlated predictors of readmission. As a secondary outcome, the project tracked and analyzed point-of- care concerns. Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older who were discharged from skilled nursing facilities to home were offered a home visit by a nurse practitioner (NP). Older adults benefited from TCM medical house calls by a NP within 14 days after discharge by significant polypharmacy reduction and managed high readmission risk.

Funding Information
Senior Care Clinic House Calls
Citation Information
Ron Billano Ordona and Cara Gallegos. "Transitional Care Medical House Call: A Pilot Project"
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cara_gallegos/14/