INSPIRE

INSPIRE

Traditions Health’s Pulmonary Care Management Plan

INSPIRE is Traditions Health’s comprehensive, patient-centered pulmonary management plan for individuals living with pulmonary disease, allowing patients’ symptoms to be managed at home with fewer hospitalizations and an improved quality of life.

YOUR GOALS ARE OUR GOALS

Improving quality of life for people with advanced pulmonary disease

INSPIRE’S goal is to optimally manage the symptoms of advanced pulmonary disease, such as:

  • Breathing difficulty
  • Coughing
  • Wheezing
  • Respiratory infections
  • Loss of appetite
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Pain
  • Anxiety
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue

ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE

Plans of Care Tailored to You

INSPIRE focuses on early identification and management of symptoms and provides a personalized plan of care tailored to the individual needs of the patient that includes:

  • A comprehensive assessment
  • A personalized plan of care developed with the physician, including:

    -A Pulmonary Action Plan which outlines both pre-emergency and emergency care of symptoms

    -A practical, user-friendly Pulmonary Journal, which includes patient/caregiver monitoring of symptoms
  • Regularly scheduled home visits, telemedicine visits, and phone visits
  • Access to a Traditions’ registered nurse 24/7 for crisis management and support
  • Access to a Registered Respiratory Therapist for home visits, and/or phone consultations, if available
  • Individualized pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions to manage symptoms and decrease emergent situations

    -Includes medications, nebulizer treatments, and other modalities to address comfort and quality of life. May also include oxygen therapy as ordered by the physician.
  • Specialized medical equipment, including personal oxygen saturation monitors and incentive spirometers, will be provided to patient, with physician approval
Patient
RN
CNA
Respiratory Therapist (if available)
Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Social Worker

CLINICAL COLLABORATION

Our Interdisciplinary Team

The Traditions Health team offers a caring atmosphere and provides patient-centered pulmonary management. Our goal is to ensure that patients live their life to the fullest and that family members and caregivers are supported. Our interdisciplinary team includes:

EXPERT IN-HOME CARE

Understanding Who Benefits from INSPIRE

These common diagnoses could benefit from INSPIRE Pulmonary Care Management.

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Emphysema
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Asthma
  • Lung Cancer
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Cor Pulmonale
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Severe Heart Disease
Symptom Management of Advanced Pulmonary Disease

INSPIRE

Breathe easier at home with:

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Managed Pulmonary Crisis Situations
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Decreased Hospitalizations
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Improved Quality of Life