Best Practices in Managing Patients With Chronic Obstructive

Aimed at creating a seamless continuum of care in flagship facility, Moore Regional Hospital, FirstHealth of the Carolinas initiated Home Transitions of Care, a pilot program for inpatients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) who were being transferred to home care and ultimately self-management. As a consequence of the program, the hospital’s rate of acute care, all-cause readmissions post-discharge decreased, average hospital length of stay fell, and emergency department visits declined.