COPD High Risk Program

Patient Referral Line: 949.263.4800

The COPD high-risk program is designed to identify those individuals who do not respond favorably to episodic treatment interventions, who are high cost and at greatest risk for frequent hospitalizations.

1. to educate and encourage patients to self-manage their illness, and
2. to partner with the health care team including the patient, physician, home care staff and payor to effectively manage the health care needs of the individual.

Who can benefit from the COPD High-Risk Program?

• Over the age of 70
• Polypharmacy users
• Repeatedly hospitalized
• Suffering from a chronic illness
• Incompletely evaluated by healthcare professionals
• Often arriving at inadequate solutions for their problems
• Subjected to extended lengths of stay in healthcare facilities

Benefits of the COPD High-Risk Program

• A reduction in inpatient facility days
• The minimization of acute exacerbation of chronic illness
• A more resilient response to acute exacerbation of a chronic condition which will lead to shorter and less devastating period of illness
• A decrease in invasive treatments and procedures
• Decreased emergency room visits
• Fewer, if any, facility admissions due to caregiver burn-out
• A reduction in patient and family member anxiety which often leads to unnecessary utilization of health systems
• Improved activities of daily living
• A greater sense of well-being
• Increased communication between the patient, family and health provider

Patient Referral Line: 949.263.4800
Main Line: 949. 263.4700