Research
Updated -
February 28, 2017
Same-day discharge for cardiovascular procedures is a growing priority. An accelerating outpatient shift, associated with reimbursement decreases, mandates focus on efficiency and throughput. This is ideally accomplished through same-day discharge.
However, many institutions do not have the physician buy-in, consistent criteria, and infrastructure requirements in place to enable same-day discharge. This briefing outlines six lessons to overcome these barriers and hardwire same-day discharge.
1. Demonstrate safety and efficacy with data (p. 10)
Sharing hospital-specific and general data on complications can alleviate physician concerns about same-day discharge.
2. Formally incentivize behaviors that promote same-day discharge (p. 14)
Attaching same-day discharge to at-risk pay can help overcome the force of old practice
patterns.
3. Set clear criteria for every stage of care (p. 20)
Initial same-day discharge eligibility criteria should extend throughout the day to reflect
potential changes in patient status.
4. Integrate non-clinical factors into eligibility assessments (p. 22)
Patients’ social determinants of health influence their ability to thrive after same-day
discharge—so hardwire these factors into your evaluations.
5. Reconfigure the cath lab schedule (p. 23)
Prioritize morning appointments for likely same-day discharge candidates to increase the
program’s ability to discharge patients in a timely manner.
6. Alter post-procedure infrastructure (p. 24)
Appropriate recovery setting, staffing models, and discharge plans can all enable same-day
discharge for eligible patients.
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