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Transitions of care, readmissions, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2020
When readmissions went down, return visits to ED and observation went up
Researchers compared more than 200,000 hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia in 2009 and 2010 to matched hospitalizations in 2013 and 2014.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/06/3.htm
6 Dec 2017
February 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/
Mortality rates similar, readmissions lower in hospital patients cared for by locum tenens
The hospital patients who were treated by locums did have significantly higher Medicare Part B spending and longer length of stay, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/13/2.htm
13 Dec 2017
August 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/
Program targeting excess hospital days reduced readmissions after total joint arthroplasty
Readmissions and excess days in acute care significantly decreased after implementation of a program that triaged total joint arthroplasty patients who re-presented after surgery to the appropriate service line and level of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/29/4.htm
29 Jul 2020
March 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/
Patients with high trauma from hospitalization had more 30-day readmissions, ED visits
Disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and mood are common during hospitalization and may contribute to unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge, a prospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/2.htm
12 Dec 2018
February 02, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/
Readmissions higher with discharge to home care versus SNF, but overall costs lower
Postdischarge mortality rates and improvements in functional status were similar whether Medicare beneficiaries were discharged home with home health care or to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), according to a retrospective analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/20/1.htm
20 Mar 2019