2015 Annual Meeting & Exposition

101: How to Work with Hospitals to Provide Better Care for Patients who have Joint Replacement Surgery (Room Delta B)

28 Oct 15
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Clinical, Education Home Health Track, Educational Session

Discharging patients to their homes after elective joint replacement surgery (EJRS) has been shown to provide efficient clinical outcomes, as well as cost savings. In 2012, the Joint Replacement Center and Montefiore Home Care initiated a collaboration to increase the number of patients discharged home for rehab services. The goal of the collaboration was to decrease the length of hospital stay, improve pre-operative teaching, and reduce utilization of sub-acute services.