Successful posthospitalisation oncology workflow implementing LACE+ score to stratify and reduce readmissions within a safety-net hospital
Our team was able to facilitate and coordinate outpatient care for oncology patients following hospitalisation. The expedited care allowed providers to ensure that the care plan after hospitalisation was well understood and accessible to the patient. Furthermore, language-appropriate resources were provided to patients at that time. Our intervention was feasible, easy to implement and quick to produce tangible improvements in patient care. More time is needed to determine whether this will create a statistically significant impact on readmission rates.
Authors
- Anne Park
- Yaser Alkhatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-5035)
- Anjali Lankford
- Tejal Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-8439)
- Saumil Datar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-2108)
- Taylor Hopper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-4194)
- Terri Earles
- Cindy M. Pabon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-9374)
- Lianchun Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-2766)
- Vinita Akula
- Janine Wong
- Lymesia D. Jackson
- M. Pérez
- Jessica Jimenez-Abarca
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Harris Health System (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003068
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00