2015 OPTIMA: hospital transfers analysis [VIDEO]

When it comes to avoidable hospitalizations, sometimes a simple change in care routine or a deeper look into clinical causes can prevent another transfer later. Silvercrest's avoidable hospitalizations team meets weekly to discuss residents who have made a trip to the hospital and analyzes each case to see what might have been preventable. Here's a look at the detailed level of case discussion as Maureen Peters, LCSW, director of social services, explains a resident's case to the group. [Editor's note: The room's display screen showing the electronic medical record has been removed from this video to protect the resident's privacy.]

From L to R: Denise Lawson Munroe, RN, director of performance improvement; Maureen Peters, LCSW, director of social services;  Kathryn Heuzey, RD, clincial nutrition manager; Loretta McManus, RN, vice president of nursing.
 

Pamela Tabar

Pamela Tabar was editor-in-chief of I Advance Senior Care from 2013-2018. She has worked as a writer and editor for healthcare business media since 1998, including as News Editor of Healthcare Informatics. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Kent State University and a master’s degree in English from the University of York, England.