Search results for "Readmissions"
Most ischemic stroke readmissions aren't preventable, study suggests
Only a small proportion of ischemic stroke readmissions are preventable, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/06/2.htm
6 Nov 2013
Factors and score to identify preventable 30-day readmissions offered by new studies
Factors that the study found most strongly associated with preventable readmissions were ED decision making about readmission, failure to relay important information to outpatient clinicians, too-early discharge, and lack of discussion of care goals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/13/1.htm
13 Apr 2016
Community paramedics treating heart failure
Cardiologists and paramedics collaborated to keep some patients out of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/community-paramedics-treating-heart-failure.htm
20 Sep 2023
Improving access, education reduces readmissions after PCI
Physicians developed an initiative spanning all phases of PCI care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/success-story-pci-readmissions.htm
15 Mar 2017
Measuring the readmission measures
Penalties positive step but should evolve into focus on value-based care, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/readmission-measures.htm
15 Dec 2015
New models predict risk of readmission after PCI
Researchers have developed two models to predict patients' risk of readmission within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/10/4.htm
10 Jul 2013
Scoring system predicts risk for hospital readmission
Costs, readmissions higher when hospitalists attend upper GI hemorrhage patients vs. nonhospitalists
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/24/3.htm
24 Mar 2010
Some transitional care interventions more effective than others for reducing readmissions and mortality after hospitalizations for heart failure
Home-visit programs and multidisciplinary clinics reduced all-cause readmissions and mortality for up to 6 months following hospitalizations for heart failure, a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/04/2.htm
4 Jun 2014
Varied surgical readmission rates associated with procedure volume, mortality rate, study finds
Surgical readmission rates for six common procedures vary across the U.S. and are associated with hospitals' procedure volume and mortality rate, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/25/3.htm
25 Sep 2013
Hospital readmission risk prediction models perform poorly, review finds
Most risk prediction models for hospital readmissions do not perform well, according to a new systematic review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/26/4.htm
26 Oct 2011