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Healthcare leaders have learned a great deal about administration, practice, and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. One area of care, population health, works to track the health outcomes of a group of individuals and is frequently studied. The 21st Century Cures Act recognizes the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) such as access to healthy food, transportation to healthcare appointments, and the ability to identify safe places to exercise in achieving health outcomes for population health. Donabedian’s structure–process–outcome framework is often used to provide healthcare professionals with a foundation for quality assessment of populations.
- Many hospitals are working to implement transitional community-based management to decrease hospital readmission rates
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- Choose a frequent cause of hospital readmission.
- Use Donabedian’s structure–process–outcome framework to plan for a quality community assessment.
- Discuss each part of this framework to explain its role in a community assessment.
- Categorize quality metrics needed for this assessment.
- How will you assess a relevant population or community?
- What are your data input, output, and measures of success?
- How will you collect the data needed for these measures?
- How can you make sure the process incorporates social context?
- What will you do with this data to develop a transitional community-based management plan to decrease readmissions?