Implementation of Individualized Pain Care Plans Decreases Length of Stay and Hospital Admission Rates for High Utilizing Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.
Jena L Welch-ColtraneAnthony A WachnikMeredith C B AdamsCherie R AvantsHoward A BlumsteinAmber K BrooksAndrew M FarlandJoshua B JohnsonManoj PariyadathErik C SummersRobert W HurleyPublished in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2021)
Implementation of individualized care plans reduced both admission rate and financial burden of high utilizing patients. Importantly, pain outcomes were not diminished. Results suggest that individualized care plans are a promising strategy for managing acute pain crisis in adult sickle cell patients from both care-focused and utilization outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
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- quality improvement
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- patient reported