Preventing Readmissions: A Practical Guide
Improve post-hospital outcomes by equipping caregivers with practical tools to support recovery, monitor risks, and deliver coordinated care that keeps clients home and stable.
Duration: 35 minutes | Format: SMS | Certificate included
Break the Readmission Cycle with Better Care
Hospital readmissions don’t just affect numbers on a report—they affect people. Clients feel discouraged when they’re sent back to the hospital. Families worry. Caregivers feel the pressure to do more with less time. For care providers, readmissions bring extra costs, added scrutiny, and tough conversations. Most of the time, these returns aren’t caused by poor care—but by gaps during the fragile transition from hospital to home.
Preventing Readmissions: A Practical Guide helps close those gaps. This course gives caregivers clear, step-by-step guidance they can actually use. They learn how to support discharge instructions, notice early warning signs, communicate changes, follow care plans, and use simple tools and technology to keep recovery on track—without guesswork or overwhelm.
For your business, the benefits show up quickly. Caregivers feel more confident and supported. Clients heal more comfortably at home. Families gain trust. And your organization builds a reputation for dependable post-hospital care that hospitals want to partner with and families feel good recommending.
Course Goals:
✅Educate caregivers on the importance of preventing hospital readmissions
✅Learn the solutions to help reduce the risk of hospital readmissions
✅Provide them with the tools needed to make informed decisions about the client’s care
✅Enhance their knowledge and skills in discharge planning of their clients
✅Train them to provide clients with the proper care during their transition to home
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this Training, caregivers will be able to:
✅Reduce the client’s risk of hospital readmissions in clients
✅Provide the care needed to prevent readmissions
✅Participate in hospital discharge planning of clients
✅Use the necessary technology and others tools that can help reduce readmissions
Lesson 1: Medical Readmission Defined
Lesson 2: Cause of Hospital Readmission
Lesson 3: Preventing Hospital Readmissions
Lesson 4: Hospital Discharge Planning: The Caregiver’s Role in the Discharge Process
Lesson 5: Knowing When Clients are at Risk for Readmission
Lesson 6: How Can Technology Help Reduce Readmissions?
Lesson 7: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)
What's in this course
Learning Level : Intermediate
Duration: 35 minutes
Format : SMS
Quizzes: 8
Lessons: 7
Certificate: Digital Certificate of Completion
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Frequently asked questions
Employees receive text messages containing a concise 5-minute lesson. These lessons are interactive and followed by quizzes to ensure understanding and retention. Our platform is designed for convenience, allowing employees to learn on-the-go without disrupting their workday.
The course is runs for 35 minutes, that's 5 minutes per lesson. Lesson frequency can be adjusted.
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