Search results for "Observation status"
The ACO SNF waiver
Learn how an accountable care organization (ACO) can help get your patient into a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/free/the-aco-snf-waiver.htm
21 Feb 2024
Moving on from readmissions
Some experts are saying it's time for hospitals and payers to shift their focus from preventing readmissions to pursuing other quality objectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/moving-on-from-readmissions.htm
26 Oct 2022
The inpatient vs. observation dilemma
A bundle of interventions decreased use of observation status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/success-story-inpatient-versus-observation.htm
15 Sep 2021
Discharge ed, doctor harassment, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2021
Study finds wide variation in ED physicians' hospital admission rates for Medicare patients
The results suggest that physician decision making in the ED substantially contributes to whether a patient is admitted and may be a target for interventions to reduce unnecessary admissions, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2021
A path for patients returning after joint replacement
The orthopedics service worked with hospital medicine and took more readmitted patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/success-story-a-path-for-patients-returning-after-joint-replacement.htm
15 Oct 2020
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
Telehealth stewardship, addiction consults
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2020
Observation, ED treat-and-discharge visits rose in parallel with drop in readmissions
A new analysis of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program found that hospital revisits within 30 days actually increased among Medicare patients admitted for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia from 2012 to 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/3.htm
21 Aug 2019
Heart failure risk score, step-down therapy
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2019