Search results for "Readmissions"
Home telemonitoring may reduce readmissions in high-risk patients
A randomized trial at two tertiary care hospitals found that risk for death or readmission within 30 days was 18.2% in patients who received home telemonitoring after discharge versus 23.7% in those who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/3.htm
3 Feb 2021
Zero-truth medical updates
Catch up on the latest imaginary medical news, from manic mannequins to microleeches.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/free/zero-truth-medical-updates.htm
20 Mar 2024
Care pathway with nurse screening for delirium may have reduced length of stay, 30-day readmissions
An academic tertiary care hospital in Northern California found that adjusted mean hospital length of stay decreased by 2% and the adjusted odds of 30-day readmission decreased by 14% after implementation of a delirium screening and care pathway for inpatients ages 50 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/16/3.htm
16 Jun 2021
May 10, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/
Readmission more likely in heart failure patients with low calorie consumption
A small nutrition study found that all of the heart failure inpatients who reported maintaining a low-sodium diet were consuming an insufficient quantity of calories before hospital admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/15/5.htm
15 Jul 2020
November 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/
Reversal of prior DNR orders common at readmission of recently hospitalized patients
In a recent study, about 45% of California patients readmitted within 30 days following an initial hospitalization with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders reversed their DNR preferences upon readmission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/3.htm
9 Dec 2020
December 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/
Readmissions higher with Medicare Advantage than traditional Medicare, study suggests
Many admissions of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia were missing from the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, and their absence appeared to affect readmission rate measurement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/26/4.htm
26 Jun 2019
April 24, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/