Search results for "Penalties"
Medicare readmission penalties examined
Advice is given on how hospitals and clinicians can avoid the pitfalls of the penalty program, and how policymakers could change it to operate more effectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/readmission.htm
15 Mar 2014
January 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/
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
Risk adjustment, costs of care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2019
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue features a look at small hospitals and readmission measures, as well as ways to prevent acute kidney injury and to predict sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2015
Postdischarge med errors common in heart patients despite pharmacist intervention
Postdischarge medication errors were common in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) or acute decompensated heart failure even with a pharmacist-led intervention, a new study has found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/04/4.htm
4 Jul 2012
Opioid disposal, medication cost alerts, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2017
Availability of postdischarge care associated with readmission rates
Hospitals in areas with more primary care physicians and licensed nursing home beds per capita had lower readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/06/availability-of-postdischarge-care-associated-with-readmission-rates.htm
6 Jul 2022
Placing priority on pressure ulcers
Current emphasis on public reporting of quality scores has helped make accurate documentation and effective management of pressure ulcers crucial health care considerations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/coding.htm
15 Aug 2011
Readmissions and other frustrations
This month's issue focuses on reducing heart failure readmissions, improving ICU care, and combating sexual harassment in medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 May 2018