title: Patient Safety Coalition: A Focus on Heart Failure.
abstract: Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc engaged a citywide effort to reduce hospital readmissions of patients diagnosed with heart failure within 30 days of discharge. An innovative collaboration among interdisciplinary representatives of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home care agencies resulted in reduction in readmissions for patients with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Acuity Adaptable, Eskenazi Health, 720 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: jennifer.kitchens@eskenazihealth.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitchens
authors.affiliation: Statewide Advanced Heart Care, Indiana University Health, 1707 Senate Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kingery
authors.affiliation: Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc, 351 West 10th Street, Suite 342, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.affiliation: Eskenazi Health, 720 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazir
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D061214:Patient Safety; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities
keywords: Heart failure readmissions; Home care; Hospitals; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Population health; Post-acute care; Skilled nursing facilities