title: At Risk Care Plans: a way to reduce readmissions and adverse events.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe an "At Risk Care Plan." The goal of an At Risk Care Plan is to improve safety and quality care by proactively anticipating individual safety and care needs of patients at risk and to communicate those needs to the health care team. This innovative intervention has dramatically reduced hospital readmissions, costs, and adverse events for high-risk adult inpatients in a small community hospital.
authors.affiliation: Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bahle
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Majercik
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ludwick
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bukosky
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frase
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D006760:Hospitalization; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009820:Ohio; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety; D012307:Risk Factors