Search results for "COPD"
Hospital rankings change when Medicare Advantage patients included
When researchers included both Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in calculations of CMS performance measures, between 21.6% and 30.2% of hospitals in the top-performing group for readmissions and mortality fell to a lower-performing group.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/hospital-rankings-change-when-medicare-advantage-patients-included.htm
29 Mar 2023
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
Emphysema on CT may be an important independent risk factor for death
Emphysema found on computed tomography (CT) was associated with an increased risk for mortality among people without airflow obstruction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/17/4.htm
17 Dec 2014
Letter from the Editor
This month, we have several articles about stretching your focus to new domains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2016
Measuring the readmission measures
Penalties positive step but should evolve into focus on value-based care, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/readmission-measures.htm
15 Dec 2015
2012 diagnostic documentation update
If there is any certainty in the health care industry today, it is that things will change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/coding.htm
15 Sep 2012
Clarifying criteria for acute respiratory failure
The diagnosis of acute respiratory failure is one of those most commonly denied by payers, so understanding the current documentation criteria is crucial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/clarifying-criteria-for-acute-respiratory-failure.htm
27 Mar 2024
Longer antibiotic therapy in patients with low procalcitonin during COPD exacerbation increased LOS without reducing readmissions
The retrospective study divided patients by whether they received inpatient antibiotics for more or less than a day, and patients in the former group had a length of stay (LOS) of 3.7 days compared to 2.8 days in the latter.*
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2018
Recent Research
Statin use and pneumonia, helmet for ventilation in ARDS, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2016
Severity criteria for categorizing COPD exacerbations validated as prognostic tool
Patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that was severe according to the recently proposed Rome criteria had about twice the risk of death within a year as those whose exacerbation was mild, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/severity-criteria-for-categorizing-copd-exacerbations-validated-as-prognostic-tool.htm
2 Aug 2023