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Introduction

The increase of readmission of patients after discharge from the hospital, especially

among the elderly, has become a source of concern for researcher since the factors responsible

for this problem are preventable. Empirical evidence from several studies revealed that the main

cause of the problem is a systematic failure in the areas of patient safety during the

hospitalization. While there are effective methods that can be employed by different clinical

settings to avoid the readmission of patients within a month after discharge, there is a need for

the investigation into the reasons why practitioners are failing in their responsibility to prevent

harm to their patients. Therefore, a review of the existing literature is necessary to gain insights

into this problem as means to developing a holistic solution to it and contribute to the progress

required for achieving the desired reforms in the public health system of the United States.

Boutwell, A., & Hwu, S. (2009). Effective interventions to reduce rehospitalizations: a

survey of the published evidence. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare

Improvement.

In this publication Boutwell (2009) conducted as a survey of the existing literature on the

interventions that can be used to reduce the readmission rate of patients discharged from

healthcare facilities. The author noted that outcome of the study revealed that there are “four

categories of interventions that include enhanced care and support during transfer, improved

patient education and self-management support, multidisciplinary team management, and

patient-centered care planning at the end of life” (Boutwell, 2009).

An analysis of the outcome of this study revealed that each of these categories has

elements that were critical to the attainment of the object of their implementation. According to

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Running head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Annotated Bibliography Name Institution 1 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2 Annotated Bibliography Introduction The increase of readmission of patients after discharge from the hospital, especially among the elderly, has become a source of concern for researcher since the factors responsible for this problem are preventable. Empirical evidence from several studies revealed that the main cause of the problem is a systematic failure in the areas of patient safety during the hospitalization. While there are effective methods that can be employed by different clinical settings to avoid the readmission of patients within a month after discharge, there is a need for the investigation into the reasons why practitioners are failing in their responsibility to prevent harm to their patients. Therefore, a review of the existing literature is necessary to gain insights into this problem as means to developing a holistic solution to it and contribute to the progress required for achieving the desired reforms in the public health system of the United States. Boutwell, A., & Hwu, S. (2009). Effective interventions to reduce rehospitalizations: a survey of the published evidence. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement. In this publication Boutwell (2009) conducted as a survey of the existing literature on the interventions that can be used to reduce the readmission rate of patients discharged from healthcare facilities. The author noted that out ...
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