Another early intervention method, focused on a 6-month nurse case management quality improvement program, revealed a significant reduction in hospital readmissions. This program was developed to enhance continuity of care, improve communications, and foster partnerships between the discharging facility and the SNF/LTC facility. These strategies focus on the patient’s discharge and subsequent monitoring needs in order to lessen the rate of CHF hospital readmissions from the SNF/LTC facility. The study illustrates a 38.68% reduction in hospital readmissions, from 50% prior-to-program implementation to 11.32% post-program implementation.20 Additionally, the reduction in readmissions also resulted in a cost savings of $16,748 over the 6-month period.