Respiratory

Improving Population Health
Reducing Cost of Care
Enhancing the Patient Experience
Improving Provider Satisfaction

Readmissions Remain High Among Patients With COPD1

Acute exacerbations are the cause of hospital admission for 2 of 3 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).2,*
National 30-day COPD readmission rate in 20171
20.1%
20.1%
National 30-day COPD readmission rate in 20171
$12,000
Upward cost of each readmission3

A COPD care bundle can reduce readmission rates4

Components of a successful COPD care bundle include:

Respiratory reducing cost of care
  • Appropriate inhaler regimen
  • 30-day inhaler supply
  • Personalized education
  • Standardized discharge instructions and COPD education
  • Follow-up within 15 days of discharge

4  components=

 
12.5%

readmission rate

 

5  components=

 
10.9%

readmission rate

respiratory reducing cots of care

Discover how the Hospital to Home program may reduce readmissions

Learn how prescribing an SMI was associated with fewer hospital readmissions

Learn how health systems developed COPD management approaches aimed at reducing readmissions

EXPLORE CASE STUDIES
 

SMI=soft mist inhaler.

 

1. Fingar KR, Barrett ML, Jiang HJ. A Comparison of All-Cause 7-Day and 30-Day Readmissions, 2014. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #230. October 2017. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb230-7-Day-Versus-30-Day-Readmissions.pdf. 2. Data on file. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3. Health Catalyst. Driving Down Costly COPD-related Readmissions with NOREADMITS Bundle. https://www.healthcatalyst.com/success_stories/copdreadmissions-multicare. Accessed April 20, 2020. 4. Zafar MA, et al. Reliable adherence to a COPD care bundle mitigates system-level failures and reduces COPD readmissions: a system redesign using improvement science. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26:908-18.