Search results for "Transitions of Care"
November ACP Hospitalist online and in the mail
This issue reveals the latest group of ACP Hospitalist's Top Hospitalists and delves into oxygen supplementation, malnutrition, and transitions of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/14/5.htm
14 Nov 2018
Care coordination bundle reduced total cost of care for Medicare and Medicaid patients
The intervention was also associated with decreases in the ED visit rate among Medicaid patients and a reduction in practitioner follow-up visits for both patient groups.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/3.htm
7 Nov 2018
Transitional care management yields benefit but is used rarely, study finds
An analysis of Medicare fee-for-service claims concluded that transitional care management is a promising delivery model innovation, while an editorial cautioned that payments may not be high enough to justify the extra work involved or may be targeted to the wrong place in the health care system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/08/4.htm
8 Aug 2018
Med rec can help curb ‘epidemic’ of adverse drug events
The problem affects 5% to 40% of hospitalized patients and 12% to 17% in the 30 days after discharge, an expert said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/med-rec-can-help-curb-epidemic-of-adverse-drug-events.htm
15 Jul 2018
Moving the needle on heart failure
Financial penalties have failed to dent readmissions, so new strategies are needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/moving-the-needle-on-heart-failure.htm
15 May 2018
Pushback from a primary care physician
Responses to “PCPs in the Hospital” from our March issue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/letters-to-the-editor.htm
15 May 2018
PCPs in the hospital
Innovators are taking steps to help banish care discontinuity once and for all, with some especially focusing on the role of primary care physicians (PCPs) in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/pcps-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Mar 2018
Survey finds low rates of communication between inpatient, primary care teams
Primary care physicians differed in their preferred mode of communication about patients' hospitalizations, with some preferring telephone contact, others preferring electronic health record notifications, and some wanting faxes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/4.htm
15 Nov 2017
Introducing our latest list of Top Hospitalists
ACP Hospitalist's annual feature turns 10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2017
Caring for prisoners
Coordination is key to ensuring smooth transitions and improving outcomes for patients coming to the hospital from prison or jail.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/caring-for-prisoners.htm
15 Oct 2017