February 20, 2018

Family care program helps cut readmissions after cardiac surgery

By: Judy Mathias
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Editor's Note

Intermountain Healthcare’s (Salt Lake City, Utah) Partners in Healing program, which involves family members in in-patient care, helped reduce 30-day readmissions after cardiac surgery by 65%, the February 13 Healthcare Finance reports.

The program enables family members to help with basic care, which in turn prepares them for taking over care responsibilities when the patient goes home. The program also allows the patient and family members more control over when they perform the care, rather than following a nurse’s schedule.

In a survey, 92% of patients said the program enhanced their transition from hospital to home.

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