Articles Tagged With: COPD
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Monthly Calls Dramatically Cut ED Visits by Super-Utilizers
Researchers at a Virginia hospital conducted a quality improvement project to get frequent ED visitors the care they needed and keep them out of the ED. The researchers identified the 50 top super-utilizing patients at Sentara Norfolk (VA) General Hospital’s ED in 2020 and contacted them about enrolling in a chronic care management program.
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Caring for COPD Patients During Winter
Navigating the care of patients who are living with chronic conditions already is challenging, but it takes an extra layer of thoughtfulness for a case manager to also consider the climate and season when making plans and facilitating decisions for patients with COPD.
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Standardized Care Protocols at SNFs Improve Hospital Readmission Rates
New research shows how standardized care protocols can improve care and reduce readmission rates for patients with chronic conditions in skilled nursing facilities.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Update for Primary Care Providers
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 report defines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and/or exacerbations) caused by abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) and/or alveoli (emphysema) that result in persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. COPD was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2018 and is estimated to be responsible for 3 million deaths annually around the world, with expected increases to 5.4 million annual deaths from COPD and related conditions by 2060.
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Case Management Interventions Can Improve COPD Treatment Adherence
Medication adherence rates for treatment of COPD are low. The results of research suggest fewer than half of patients with the chronic illness take their medication properly.
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How Case Managers Can Help Patients Reduce Heat Risk
Extreme heat events can become cluster death events. Case managers and health systems can help their patients — especially older patients with heart and/or lung disease — to prevent heat illness.
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Management of COPD Exacerbations in the ICU: What’s New?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations continue to negatively affect health status, including disease progression and mortality, making optimization of the critically ill COPD patient imperative.
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Study Reveals Positive Benefits of COPD Transition Bundle
A study of a care transition bundle that included a care coordinator revealed COPD patients in the bundle cohort were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within seven days and 30 days, but 90-day readmissions were unchanged.
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Chronic Disease Program Helps Rural Patients Who Can Help Themselves
A chronic disease self-management program has proven to work well for a rural population, both before and since the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers found a diabetes self-management program’s completion rate was nearly 75%. The chronic disease self-management program’s rate was 79.4%.
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A Simple, Color-Coded, Illustrated COPD Action Plan Simplifies Symptom Care
Case managers working with COPD patients could benefit from sharing a simplified, color-coded action plan. One new plan includes symbols as well as color codes, and explains symptom management, the proper use of rescue inhalers or nebulizer treatment, and relevant comorbidities to consider, including diabetes, heart failure, anxiety, depression, and kidney disease.