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Issue Statement - Hospital-acquired infections affect the readmission rate for patients with heart disease.

• Ways to address HAI and readmission Rates
  • Improved sanitary routines/compliances
    • implementation of patient education and the increased accessibility and use of hand sanitizer.
  • Introduce vitamin D supplements to patients who are deficient
    • Vitamin D is inexpensive, and adequate supplementation can be achieved at minimal cost. Vitamin D use could reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescription and boost therapeutic response when combined with appropriate antibiotic use.
  • Use of evidence based medicine practise
  • Maintaining Quality and Efficiency of inpatient care
• Readmission after cardiac surgery
• Changes in the field of cardiac surgery have undergone changes affected by clinical and financial burdens, a general trend towards shorter LOS and through shifting resources to outpatient settings to attack readmissions.(Hoffman)
• Broadening readmission measures to include all postdischarge acute care
  • hospital readmission reduction program (HRRP) on heart failure (HF) (Khan)
  • Outpatient HF clinics, telemonitoring, home visiting programs (Khan)
• Nosocomial infection is most common non cardiac complications after cardiac surgery
• Heart Disease
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • Rheumatoid heart disorder
  • Valvular dysfunctions
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Myocardial infarction

• Project Outline

Heart disease is associated with longer length of stay which is directly correlated to the chance of contracting a hospital acquired infection. Patients with heart disease have an increased likelihood of developing a hospital acquired infection resulting in readmission. By amending the policies and procedures we will decrease the prevalence of hospital acquired infections, thus decreasing the percentage of patients with heart disease being readmitted.