In case anyone is looking for more ideas on how to integrate Health Literacy techniques into patient preparation for post-hospital self care, the follwoing seminar may be of interest.

 

October 28-29, 2008
San Francisco, CA

 

A comprehensive and reliable discharge plan, along with post discharge support, can reduce readmission rates, improve health outcomes, and assure quality transitions. To help organizations achieve these goals, IHI is proud to offer Hospital to Home: Optimizing the Transition. This two-day seminar will assist teams in enhancing communications, supporting patients and families, eliminating waste, and improving workflow using ideas that have been tested in an IHI Learning and Innovation Community. 

 

When a patient's transition from the hospital to home is less than optimal, the repercussions can be far-reaching, including readmissions to the hospital, adverse medical events, and in some cases, mortality. Poorly designed discharge processes also create unnecessary stress for medical staff, who experience failed communications, as well as unnecessary delays and frustrations. If patients have insufficient information and understanding of their diagnoses, medication, and self-care needs, they cannot appropriately participate in their care during hospital stays and upon returning home. Insufficient communication also creates unnecessary confusion - as well as opportunities for errors - during handoffs to community providers, such as physician practices, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and home care providers.

 

For more information about this seminar, please visit: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/
HospitaltoHomeOptimizingtheTransitionOct08.htm <http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/HospitaltoHomeOptimizingtheTransitionOct08.htm> 

 
Gail A. Nielsen
nielsega at ihs.org
phone: 515-471-9786
fax       515-471-9797
 
Education Administrator
Clinical Performance Improvement 
Iowa Heath System
1200 Pleasant Street, ERC 2
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

 
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