Virtual Wound & Ostomy Care Model Aligned with CMS TEAM: Preventing Readmissions & Improving Post-Op Outcomes

09.09.25  |Dr. Nasseri - Cedars-Sinai & Alicia Jenkins, Katherine Piette - Corstrata

Explore how virtual Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) nursing can play a critical role in improving surgical outcomes, reducing avoidable ED visits, and preventing costly readmissions.  Gain insights to improve TEAM episode performance.

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Major Bowel Procedure - Improving Outcomes in TEAM

• Dr. Yosef Nasseri - double board-certified general and colorectal surgeon and founder of Surgery Group of Los Angeles, a multi specialty surgery group based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers.

  
  

• Alicia Jenkins and Katherine Piette of Corstrata, virtual care WOC experts.

The team delivered valuable insights into wound and ostomy care, outlining its impact on TEAM episodes not only for major bowl but for all bundles. The slides speak for themselves the importance of truly understanding your ostomy and wound care post-op and the impact it has on your success. Listen to the webinar to gain insights to improve care coordination and outcomes! Strategically understand your opportunity to be successful in TEAM.

Key Findings Include:

• Emergent admissions have higher readmission rates and longer LOS than elective admissions.

• New ostomy patients have higher readmission rates and longer.

• LOS than non-ostomy patients Readmissions vary by type of surgical group - colorectal surgeons, oncology surgeons, general surgeons, etc.

• 30-day readmission after new ileostomy is ~20%; dehydration is the #1 driver of readmits

• By 120-day readmission rates rise to ~52% for ileostomy and ~36% for colostomy, with ~62% of readmissions due to ostomy-related complications