Another option for helping surgeons participate in the project is to “talk to a hospitalist about comanaging more of the nonmedicine cases—not just doing the discharge paperwork, but also [helping with medical issues such as] glycemic control and delirium prevention,” he continued.
Next steps for the project include collecting and analyzing data, incorporating lessons learned, and expanding the number of sites, Dr. Hansen said, noting that project analysts hope to have preliminary results on hospital readmissions by the end of 2010. The project is currently adding another 15 sites in Michigan in partnership with that state's Blue Cross Blue Shield carrier, he added.
Disclosures: Funding for Project BOOST is being provided in part by the John A. Hartford Foundation. Dr. Whitcomb and Dr. Hansen did not disclose any conflicts of interest related to their presentations.