On Demand: Enhancing Care Continuity From the ED: Post-Discharge Monitoring and Care Delivery Insights-Webinar Slides

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The document is a MedAxiom white paper on improving care continuity for patients discharged from the emergency department (ED), especially those presenting with syncope or palpitations. It explains that cardiovascular service lines and EDs face pressure to reduce admissions while maintaining quality amid staffing and capacity constraints.  <br /><br />The paper focuses on using ambulatory cardiac monitoring, specifically MCOT, as part of an ED-to-home pathway to improve post-discharge care. It offers best practices for implementing monitoring after ED discharge and provides clinical, operational, quality, and financial guidance for building such a program.  <br /><br />Key recommendations include ensuring timely cardiology follow-up appointments, integrating monitoring workflows into existing ED pathways, creating EHR integration with closed-loop communication, and strengthening collaboration between departments. It also emphasizes the need for continuous review of processes and patient outcomes to support long-term sustainability.  <br /><br />Overall, the white paper presents a practical roadmap for developing an ED-to-home monitoring program that can improve continuity of care, support efficient resource use, and help hospitals deliver high-quality cardiovascular care outside the hospital.

Keywords

emergency department

care continuity

ambulatory cardiac monitoring

MCOT

syncope

palpitations

ED-to-home pathway

cardiology follow-up

EHR integration

closed-loop communication