Bowers E, Griffith M, Kolfenbach J, et al. - According to findings, it is feasible to implement a multidisciplinary postdischarge intervention to decrease readmission rates for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in a large academic medical center.

• In this retrospective study, a multidisciplinary postdischarge intervention to reduce 30-day readmission rates among SLE patients was proposed and assessed.

• Under the intervention, a templated message was sent at the time of discharge to the rheumatology clinic nurses, which prompted the nurses to call the patient to coordinate future visits and provide education.

• In the nonintervention and intervention groups, a total 59 and 73 hospitalizations were reported, respectively, during the 8-month study span.

• The 30-day readmission rate was 29% and 19% in the nonintervention and intervention groups, respectively.

• On the basis of the multivariate model, readmission rates difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant.