Solving the Readmission Puzzle - The missing piece... COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT!
Webinar:
August 21st 11:00am-12:00pm MT
Hosted by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care
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As we begin to build momentum for our 2nd symposium
Nurturing Community Collaboration, we invite you to join us as we hear from Michelle Bowman-Whitmore, BSN, RN, L.Ac. and Renita Henson, BSN from Longmont United Hospital regarding their enhanced community building program in the reduction of preventable readmissions.
Presented by:
Michelle Bowman-Whitmore, BSN, RN, L.Ac.
Michelle is the Director of Integrative Medicine and AgeWell/Transitions of Care. Michelle is a board certified Gerontological Nurse and a Licensed Acupuncturist. She has authored a medical text, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Management: Forms and Guidelines to help hospitals and health care organizations begin and expand innovative Integrative Therapies programs. Michelle was the visionary creator of two award winning Longmont United Hospital's departments - AgeWell which has evolved in to the hospital's Population Health Management/Transitions of Care department and the Health Center of Integrated Therapies which provides acupuncture, massage therapy, nutrition/herbal counseling and more to 10,000+ community members annually.
Renita Henson, BSN, RN
Renita is the Senior Wellness Nurse and Transitions of Care Coordinator at Longmont United Hospital (LUH) as well as SOCI Care Transitions Coaching Coordinator. Renita began developing the Transitions of Care Program for LUH in April 2011. She came to LUH following 15 years of home care experience and many years of hospital nursing practice. She is also the Care Transitions coach for multiple hospitals and the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Northern Colorado.
