Goals help to place meaning, purpose, challenge, and determination into the process in which they entail (Latham, 2004). Effective goal setting methods can be conducted and increased through SMART goals. The goals should be measurable, obtainable, and realistic.
1) By the year 2015 the health care indices will be added to the Affordable Care Act to help mandate compliancy nationwide.
2) By the year 2015 there will be a 15-20% increase in the efficiency of case managers in the healthcare setting on proper follow up care to reduce readmission rates and helping to assure appropriate set up prior to discharge.
3) By 2016 hospitals nationwide will show a 30% decrease in readmission rates within 30