Task 4
Case Study: Reducing Readmissions for Heart Attack Patients
Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, a cardiology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Jeff Durney, previously a project specialist in the quality and safety group at Partners who now works as a performance improvement consultant at BWH, participated in CPIP in the Fall of 2011. The pair focused on reducing readmissions for patients who have suffered heart attacks. One out of every seven patients who experiences a heart attack will wind up back in the hospital within 30 days, and many of these readmissions are preventable.
Link: http://www.partners.org/Innovation-And-Leadership/Improving-Efficiency-Controlling-Costs/Process-Management.aspx
Answer the following questions in an APA formatted paper with cover page, 1-2 page body, and reference page.
Identify the mission statement
Explain how the 6 steps might relate to this case from Chapter 6 slide presentations “Monitoring and Improving Customer Satisfaction: Steps to Success”
Support your answers with rationale and justification through both scholarly references and real-life examples/applications.
Task 4 is due by 11:59pm Fri.
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