Transitions of Care: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

Course overview

Since the inception of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), healthcare facilities have had to improve quality of care and reduce costs. Penalties have been imposed by the Centers for Medicare and Services (CMS) that decrease payments to hospitals with excess 30-day readmission rates through the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Readmissions for residents after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are a national concern and come with a penalty from CMS. This course will provide nurses with an overview of anatomy and physiology, signs and symptoms, and risk factors of AMI to improve knowledge of assessment data and early identification of impending AMI. Evidence-based treatment and discharge plans for residents who are post-AMI will be discussed. The course will also focus on how nursing can improve care transitions of skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents by improving communication and by providing evidence-based practice (EBP) interventions and discharge plans.