Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The ABC Hospital is a 600-bed community hospital that serves a population of about 800k. One of their key performance measures is 30-days hospital readmission rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), it has been reported that the readmission rate is twice the expected readmission. This is a major concern for the hospital, funders, and the patients, such as significant cost to the healthcare system, prolong hospital stay, and reduce quality of life for the patients. The medical director asked the respirology team to investigate the increasing rate of hospital readmission from Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). Upon investigation, it was discovered that patients are discharged without any education or support in the community. As the respirology nurse you tasked in leading a team to implement an evidence based practice(EBP) approach to reduce hospital readmission.