dc.contributor.advisor | Baird, Martha B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Herbst, Amy Marie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-04T22:06:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-04T22:06:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:16424 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/29522 | |
dc.description.abstract | Problem: Up to 29% of those with a mental illness are readmitted to a psychiatric hospital within 30 days. Hospital readmissions to inpatient psychiatric hospitals are costly, averaging $7,200 per readmission. Major challenges of inpatient psychiatric care are nonadherence to medication and transition of follow-up care upon discharge. Further limitations are experienced when the patient is without health insurance and can result in a cycle of repeated psychiatric admissions. Project Aim: The Donabedian Model guided the primary aim of this Quality Improvement (QI) project which was to determine if a Discharge Medication Assistance Program (DMAP) at CoxHealth in Springfield, Missouri reduced the 30-day readmission rates on three inpatient psychiatric units. Project Method: A retrospective analysis of discharge and 30-day readmission data from January 2018 through June 2018. Findings: Patients discharged on DMAP had 12% lower readmission rates than those not on DMAP. Clinical Implications: Psychiatric programs that provide medications to patients at discharge can reduce 30-day readmission rates. | |
dc.format.extent | 50 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Mental health | |
dc.subject | inpatient psychiatry | |
dc.subject | medication assistance program | |
dc.subject | readmission | |
dc.title | Evaluation of a Discharge Medication Assistance Program (DMAP) to Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Whitney, Lucinda J. | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Nursing | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | D.N.P. | |
dc.identifier.orcid | | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |