[AVBC 2025] Increasing the Adherence to Home Long-Term Oxygen Therapy following hospital discharge
Care Continuum
Care Process & Redesign
Appropriate & Value-based Care Conference
National Healthcare Group
3 November 2025
To increase the percentage of patients admitted under RCCM who are discharged to home on LTOT who demonstrate adequate. The intervention was successful in increasing compliance with LTOT.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 03 November 2025
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Workflow Redesign, Cost Saving, Value Based Care, Safe Care, Adherence Rate, Care Continuum, Intermediate and Long Term Care ＆ Community Care, Home Care
About this Content
Aims
To increase the percentage of patients admitted under RCCM who are discharged to home on LTOT who demonstrate adequate compliance from 56.3% to 80% over the next 6 months.
Background
Long-term oxygen therapy is an established treatment to prolong survival among patients with chronic, severe resting hypoxemia.
Methods
Standardize the way of providing prescription to the patient using Epic Smartphrase and ensure that Epic Smartphrase for Home O2 prescription is in the discharge summary.
Results
Compliance increased from a pre-intervention median of 56.3% to a post-intervention median of 88.9%.
Conclusion
The intervention was successful in increasing compliance with LTOT.
Lessons Learnt
Incorporate the education of rotating junior staff at department orientation meetings and organize roadshows to reinforce the use of Epic Smartphrase.
Keywords
LTOT, compliance, oxygen therapy, RCCM
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | National Healthcare Group |
Organization(s) Involved | Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Platform(s) | Appropriate & Value-based Care Conference |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Respiratory Therapy, Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonology |
Project Lead(s) | Audrey Lee Jia Yi |
Project Member(s) | Nicole Low Ker En |
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Audrey Lee Jia Yi - audrey_jy_lee@ttsh.com.sg