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Differences in transitional care processes among high-performing and low-performing hospital-SNF pairs: a rapid ethnographic approach.

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BACKGROUND:Despite the increased focus on improving patient's postacute care outcomes, best practices for reducing readmissions from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are unclear. The objective of this study was to observe processes used to prepare patients for postacute care in SNFs, and to explore differences between hospital-SNF pairs with high or low 30-day readmission rates. DESIGN:We used a rapid ethnographic approach with intensive multiday observations and key informant interviews at high-performing and low-performing hospitals, and their most commonly used SNF. We used flow maps and thematic analysis to describe the process of hospitals discharging patients to SNFs and to identify differences in subprocesses used by high-performing and low-performing hospitals. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Hospitals were classified as high or low performers based on their 30-day readmission rates from SNFs. The final sample included 148 hours of observations with 30 clinicians across four hospitals (n=2 high performing, n=2 low performing) and corresponding SNFs (n=5). FINDINGS:We identified variation in five major processes prior to SNF discharge that could affect care transitions: recognising need for postacute care, deciding level of care, selecting an SNF, negotiating patient fit and coordinating care with SNF. During each stage, high-performing sites differed from low-performing sites by focusing on: (1) earlier, ongoing, systematic identification of high-risk patients; (2) discussing the decision to go to an SNF as an iterative team-based process and (3) anticipating barriers with knowledge of transitional and SNF care processes. CONCLUSION:Identifying variations in processes used to prepare patients for SNF provides critical insight into the best practices for transitioning patients to SNFs and areas to target for improving care of high-risk patients.

journal_name

BMJ Qual Saf

journal_title

BMJ quality & safety

authors

Manges KA,Ayele R,Leonard C,Lee M,Galenbeck E,Burke RE

doi

10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011204

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-09-21 00:00:00

eissn

2044-5415

issn

2044-5423

pii

bmjqs-2020-011204

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Differences in transitional care processes among high-performing and low-performing hospital-SNF pairs: a rapid ethnographic approach.