The Greater Rochester Health Foundation granted Strong Memorial Hospital nearly
| Dr. Marc Berliant |
$600,000 over three years to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions by implementing a series of interventions for high-risk, chronically ill patients through a “virtual care center.” The project will begin in October in two of Strong Memorial’s general medicine units with a goal of reducing readmissions 20 percent. The interventions will include the following:
• Medication reconciliation
• Enrollment of patients in URMC’s patient portal, MyChart
• Collaboration with social workers to identify and eliminate readmission risk factors, such as lack of a means of transportation to and from follow-up appointments
• Enrollment of patients in supplemental transition coaching and telehealth programs led by the Visiting Nurse Service
• One- and three-week post-discharge multidisciplinary meetings to ensure communication among patients’ healthcare providers
Marc Berliant, MD, chief of URMC’s general medicine division, is the principal investigator of the project.
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