Search results for "Transitions of Care"
February 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/
Electronic medication reconciliation not associated with better postdischarge outcomes
A recent cluster randomized trial looked at whether an electronic system that retrieved insurer information on outpatient medications affected adverse drug events, readmissions, or mortality in the 30 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/3.htm
25 Sep 2019
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of acute exacerbation of COPD in a 67-year-old man.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/morning-report-COPD.htm
15 Apr 2016
An individual effort to smooth transitions
A primary care nurse practitioner visited her patients during and after hospital admissions to improve transitions of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/success-story-smooth-transitions.htm
15 Sep 2017
Postdischarge intervention did not improve outcomes when added to information exchange
Veterans who were treated at a hospital or ED outside the Veterans Affairs (VA) system had similar readmission risk regardless of whether they received a care transitions intervention in addition to their usual primary care clinicians being notified of the non-VA encounter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/postdischarge-intervention-did-not-improve-outcomes-when-added.htm
2 Mar 2022
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/home-health.htm
15 Aug 2007
Dialogue: Communication at discharge
Lee W. Roof, ACP Member, a primary care internist, and Dawn Brezina, ACP Member, a hospitalist, offer their perspectives on how hospitalists and PCPs can improve communication during handoffs at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/improve-comm.htm
15 Oct 2007
New antipsychotic prescriptions in hospitalized heart failure patients often continued after discharge to SNF
A retrospective cohort study of mostly male veterans found that 10.8% received a new antipsychotic prescription during index hospitalization for heart failure, 21.5% of which were continued after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/12/new-antipsychotic-prescriptions-in-hospitalized-heart-failure-patients-often-continued.htm
12 Jan 2022
AHA issues scientific statement on ACS in older patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) provided recommended strategies for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients ages 75 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/aha-issues-scientific-statement-on-acs-in-older-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
How to recognize respiratory compromise
A nonprofit alliance of medical societies is raising awareness of respiratory compromise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/qa-how-to-recognize-respiratory-compromise.htm
15 Dec 2018