February 26, 2015 Webinar to Explore SFGH Cross-Continuum Care Transitions, Standardized Approach to Post-Acute Patient Hand-Offs

Sea Girt, NJ, February 18, 2015 --(PR.com)-- A multi-disciplinarian, cross-continuum approach to improving care transitions at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) has begun reporting impressive results - even while SFGH serves as the public safety net hospital in San Francisco and the only trauma hospital in that city.

A member of the Care Transitions Task Force will share the program's key features, achievements and results during "Cross-Continuum Care Transitions: A Standardized Approach to Post-Acute Patient Hand-Offs," a February 26, 2015 webinar.

The 45-minute webcast is sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network.

Learn more about cross-continuum care transitions and post-acute patient handoffs at http://store.hin.com/product.asp?itemid=5015

News Facts:

Scheduled Speaker: Dr. Michelle Schneidermann, associate clinical professor of medicine for the division of hospital medicine at University of California San Francisco/SFGH and medical director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Medical Respite and Sobering Center.

Conference Focus: The key achievements and features of the Care Transitions Task Force, including the following: how the care transitions dashboard was used to engage leadership and front line clinical staff to drive care transition improvements; the standardized approach to care transitions used across the hospital for all patient discharges; roles of primary care practices and a post-discharge bridge clinic in the care transition process; how SFGH meets the unique challenges of transitioning homeless patients, heart failure patients, and high-utilizers; and stratification criteria for telephonic versus home visit patient follow-up.

Ample time for Q&A will be provided.

Webinar Formats: 45-minute live webinar on February 26, 2015 at 1:30 pm Eastern, including Q&A; "On-Demand" replay available March 2, 2015; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available March 19, 2015. Participants may add an on-demand replay, DVD or CD to live session registrations to share with colleagues.

Learn more about cross-continuum care transitions and post-acute patient handoffs at http://store.hin.com/product.asp?itemid=5015

"The SFGH care transitions program, unique in its management of homeless patients, among other high utilizers, is an example of how a standardized approach can improve handoffs of patients in post-acute facilities and positively impact utilization."
- Melanie Matthews, HIN Executive VP and COO:

For Melanie Matthews's profile, please visit http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm

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