Silver Michael P, Ferry Robert J, Edmonds Cher
HealthInsight, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2010 Feb;28(2):71-81. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3181cb57e0.
Unplanned hospitalizations among home health patients were reviewed to identify preventable hospital admissions and their causes. Study methods included treatment record review; interviews with home health visit staff, supervisors, and managers; and review of orientation materials and policies. Findings from this study suggest focus areas for home health agencies and other stakeholders to reduce acute care hospitalization rates and in other quality improvement initiatives.
对家庭健康患者的非计划住院情况进行了审查，以确定可预防的住院情况及其原因。研究方法包括审查治疗记录；与家庭健康访视工作人员、主管和经理进行访谈；以及审查培训材料和政策。这项研究的结果为家庭健康机构和其他利益相关者提供了重点关注领域，以降低急性护理住院率及开展其他质量改进举措。
