Search results for "Observation status"
The new observation status: The good, the bad and the ugly
Here's the lowdown on the good, the bad and the ugly of the new CMS regulations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/free/newman.htm
15 Dec 2013
Coding change may explain half of reduction in readmissions seen under the HRRP
Either Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) had no effect on readmissions or it led to a systemwide reduction in readmissions, even in conditions and hospitals not targeted by the program, according to the authors of a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/16/1.htm
16 Jan 2019
September 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/
November 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/
When readmissions went down, return visits to ED and observation went up
Researchers compared more than 200,000 hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia in 2009 and 2010 to matched hospitalizations in 2013 and 2014.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/06/3.htm
6 Dec 2017
Inpatient versus observation status: the Medicare dilemma
The review process is flawed, and physicians should take action, three experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/perspectives.htm
15 Oct 2012
Hospital revisits, admissions appear common after observation stays in Medicare beneficiaries
From 2006 to 2011, an increase was seen in revisit rates after ED treatment-and-discharge stays, repeated observation stays, and any hospital revisit, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/4.htm
28 Jun 2017
CMS metric for 30-day readmissions may not be linked with improved care quality, outcomes after MI
Overall adherence to acute process-of-care measures for myocardial infarction (MI) was high and did not differ significantly by whether hospitals had more or fewer admissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/2.htm
3 May 2017
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
Top Docs
The doctors recognized in ACP Hospitalist’s first annual Top Hospitalists issue include teachers, quality improvement gurus, researchers and bloggers. They’ve focused on improving geriatric care, growing hospital admissions, facilitating transitions of care and raising staff satisfaction. ACP Hospitalist’s editorial board members sifted through the nominations and narrowed the field down to 10 Top Hospitalists, who are profiled here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/cover.htm
15 Nov 2008