Appointment Reminders to Decrease 30-Day Readmission Rates to Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals.

Nicole F Habit¹, Emily Johnson, Barbara J Edlund

• ¹Nicole F. Habit, DNP, FNP-C, completed her DNP program at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is now working as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Coastal Plain Hospital working with patients with chronic mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Her research focus is quality improvement for the psychiatric population to promote better patient outcomes. Emily Johnson, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She serves as a student mentor for capstone projects in a Bachelor of Science, PhD, and Master's in Clinical Research program at the MUSC. During this role, Dr Johnson mentored students in research design, data collection, statistical analysis, and dissemination of results. Barbara J. Edlund, PhD, ANP-BC, retired, is a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. A faculty member of the Medical University of South Carolina since 1980, Dr Edlund currently teaches in the graduate and doctoral nursing programs. She has been funded nationally (HRSA) for the education of advanced practice nurses in Gerontological/Complementary Care, Adult Primary Care and Palliative Care, and distance continuing education for hospital nurses in rural areas of the State on the nursing care of the hospitalized older adult.