Implementation of Evidenced-based Practices to Improve Follow-up Care Following an Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalization
Location
Culp Ballroom
Start Date
4-7-2022 9:00 AM
End Date
4-7-2022 12:00 PM
Poster Number
61
Faculty Sponsor’s Department
Nursing
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Judy Rice
Competition Type
Non-Competitive
Type
Poster Presentation
Project's Category
Community Health, Minority Health Services
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Implementation of Evidenced-Based Practices to Improve Follow-up Care Following Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalizations.
Jacqlyne W Bowman, Dr. Judy Rice, Dr. Beth Schreiner, Dr. Ernie Maupin, College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University
Persons hospitalized for mental health conditions are frequently lost to follow up after discharge. The aim of this quality improvement project is to increase the rate of attendance at follow up appointments after hospital discharge back to the community. The focus of this project is the development and implementation of a discharge questionnaire for both clients and case management to better understand the needs of the clients during the discharge process. Behavioral health technicians employed by the agency are including the discharge questionnaire in the admission packet for a 12-week trial period. This discharge questionnaire asks clients their preferred location for follow up appointments, if they are active in their care, if transportation is needed for follow up appointments and verifies the patient’s phone number. Clients complete the discharge questionnaire and return it to the behavioral health technicians with their admission packet. The discharge questionnaire is then given to case managers to assess and address concerns outlined on the questionnaire. Data will be gathered over 12-weeks to determine if the rate of non-attendance decreases with the integration of the questionnaire. The project is in the implementation phase. The anticipated outcome is there will be an increase in the rate of attendance at follow-up appointments post discharge with the use of the discharge questionnaire. By utilizing the discharge questionnaire, case managers will be better able to determine barriers that lead to non-attendance to follow up appointments. With the barriers identified and addressed, individuals will be more likely to attend their follow-up appointments and medication compliance and rates of re-hospitalizations will improve.
Implementation of Evidenced-based Practices to Improve Follow-up Care Following an Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalization
Culp Ballroom
Implementation of Evidenced-Based Practices to Improve Follow-up Care Following Inpatient Mental Health Hospitalizations.
Jacqlyne W Bowman, Dr. Judy Rice, Dr. Beth Schreiner, Dr. Ernie Maupin, College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University
Persons hospitalized for mental health conditions are frequently lost to follow up after discharge. The aim of this quality improvement project is to increase the rate of attendance at follow up appointments after hospital discharge back to the community. The focus of this project is the development and implementation of a discharge questionnaire for both clients and case management to better understand the needs of the clients during the discharge process. Behavioral health technicians employed by the agency are including the discharge questionnaire in the admission packet for a 12-week trial period. This discharge questionnaire asks clients their preferred location for follow up appointments, if they are active in their care, if transportation is needed for follow up appointments and verifies the patient’s phone number. Clients complete the discharge questionnaire and return it to the behavioral health technicians with their admission packet. The discharge questionnaire is then given to case managers to assess and address concerns outlined on the questionnaire. Data will be gathered over 12-weeks to determine if the rate of non-attendance decreases with the integration of the questionnaire. The project is in the implementation phase. The anticipated outcome is there will be an increase in the rate of attendance at follow-up appointments post discharge with the use of the discharge questionnaire. By utilizing the discharge questionnaire, case managers will be better able to determine barriers that lead to non-attendance to follow up appointments. With the barriers identified and addressed, individuals will be more likely to attend their follow-up appointments and medication compliance and rates of re-hospitalizations will improve.