Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

A Team-based, Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions

Ellis Medicine started this project in April 2010 to reduce readmissions, as readmissions are clinically undesirable, changes in reimbursement methodologies are making them financially undesirable, and low readmission rates may serve as a measure of quality. After reviewing successful programs in other hospitals, a team approach was selected, based on the Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions) team concept developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine.