Start Date
5-3-2024 9:10 AM
End Date
5-3-2024 11:00 AM
Description
Background
Problem Statement:
Patients over the age of 65 lack timely ambulatory follow up after discharge from the ED, leading to increased return to the ED, resource utilization, and mortality.
Project AIM:
Within 6 months of intervention, 70% of patients over the age of 65 who were recently discharged from the ED will follow up with their PCP within 7 days of the timeline recommended by the ED provider.
Keywords
quality improvement, emergency department, follow-up care
Included in
Emergency Medicine Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons
Timely Ambulatory Follow Up After Emergency Department Discharge
Background
Problem Statement:
Patients over the age of 65 lack timely ambulatory follow up after discharge from the ED, leading to increased return to the ED, resource utilization, and mortality.
Project AIM:
Within 6 months of intervention, 70% of patients over the age of 65 who were recently discharged from the ED will follow up with their PCP within 7 days of the timeline recommended by the ED provider.
Comments
Patient Safety Honorable Mention Award
Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.