Navigating the Maze Between Quality Improvement and Research: A Hospital’s Journey of Implementing the High Acuity Readmission Risk Pediatric Screen (HARPS) Tool

Creator(s)

Sarah Bradshaw, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Anita Powell, Children's Mercy Hospital
Blair Buenning, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

Readmission risk screens are national standards of practice for case managers and will soon be required by pending federal regulations. To improve quality metrics as well as meet federal regulations and professional standards, Children’s Mercy Hospital is developing the HARRPS (High Acuity Readmission Risk Screen) Tool, a research-based index admission tool to screen for risks associated with pediatric readmissions. This article will discuss both the tool and the quality improvement processes used to increase employment of the tool and to standardize its use.

Journal Title

Collaborative Case Management

Issue

64

First Page

3

Last Page

6

Keywords

Readmissions; HARRPS

Comments

This article is based on a poster presented at the 2017 ACMA National Conference. It received the Most Innovative Award.

Recommended Citation

Bradshaw, S., Powell, A., Buenning, B. Navigating the Maze Between Quality Improvement and Research: A Hospital’s Journey of Implementing the High Acuity Readmission Risk Pediatric Screen (HARPS) Tool Collaborative Case Management , 3-6 (2017).