Review the story at the link below before posting to the discussion:
Rau, J. (2015). Half of nations hospitals fail again to escape Medicares readmission penalties. Kaiser Health News. Retrieved from
After you have finished, consider how you would respond to the following situation:
Your local hospital has received notice from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) regarding their readmission rates.
- As nurse, you have been asked to serve as a consultant to suggest a new Quality (Performance) Improvement process for ONE of the areas of deficiency. Write some brief steps (suggestions) for improvement as you contemplate accepting the consulting opportunity.
- Share practice improvements utilized from your own clinical nursing experiences that have led to enhanced patient outcomes.
350 words with 2 references and it text citation.
