Table 3.

Summary Recommendations for the Neurohospitalist.

Obtain data on 30-day readmission rates (all cause and disease- or unit-specific rates)

Consider your hospital’s quality improvement and patient safety infrastructure—electronic health record, prior experience with quality improvement initiatives

Create a interdisciplinary team and find champions

Identify outcomes to measure (30-day readmission rates, adverse drug events, or medication errors)

Implement a bundled (multicomponent) strategy that includes patient engagement, transitions provider, medication reconciliation, facilitation of communication, and patient outreach

Incorporate disease-specific interventions (secondary stroke prevention and dysphagia screening)