PATH ALONG Initiative To Counter Hospital Readmissions

In the rapidly changing world of health care delivery patients can no longer cling to a traditional niche within a relatively static progression of service.  PATH ALONG staff understand the patient perception secondary to utilization of advanced technology contributes to expressions of anxiety, conflict, and frustration.  Seemingly invisible partners (varied pay sources) drive decisions resulting in received care.

PATH ALONG staff have been trained to communicate strategies in a non-threatening manner to instill a sense of control throughout the process.  Pragmatic discussion designed to enable memory and learning.  This is conversation to enhance the patients ability to make informed choices.  Staff bolster the patients decision making ability which demonstrates as engagement with the medical plan of care.

PATH ALONG staff symplify content through the use of dynamic components.  The focus is on completion of the core task which will deliver a broad healing quality to the body, mind and spirit.  Teaching a self directed decision making process through indentification of the primary research based task within the transition of care.

Wisconsin's PATH ALONG model is a long term investment in a patient centered source of support designed to reduce hospital readmission rates.  Staff deliver evidence based support from an evolving content of  local level infrastructure.  This lends credibility to practise design. 

PATH ALONG is an original Wisconsin model that connects inpatients providers to community staff who support the patient during health system transitions.  For additional information check out the site below with free access
http://www.homecarepath.com/Pages/PRESSRELEASEOriginalWisconsinModelToReduceHospitalReadmissionRates.aspx