Clinicians in an emergency room over a patient in bed
Event

LTC Connect: Preventing ED Visits

Event Details

This Long-Term Care (LTC) Connect recording discusses the top reasons for emergency department (ED) visits and how to recognize early changes in condition to minimize risk for nursing home residents. Additionally, a TMF Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) specialist reviewed strategies to reduce preventable ED visits and to engage residents and their families in the decision-making process. 

Listeners will learn:

  • What are the top reasons for emergency department (ED) visits from nursing home residents
  • How to recognize early changes in condition to minimize risk for nursing home residents
  • Review strategies to reduce preventable ED visits
  • How to engage residents and their families in the decision-making process

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Organized by:
TMF Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization

 

Speaker

Yolanda Velez, MHA, BSN, RN, LNFA, CPHQ, QCP, Healthcare Quality Improvement Specialist, TMF Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization