Search results for "Readmissions"
Intensifying hypertension regimen at discharge associated with readmissions, adverse events
Rates of cardiovascular events within a year were similar regardless of whether patients treated at Veterans Health Administration hospitals for noncardiac conditions had their hypertension medication regimens intensified at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/28/1.htm
28 Aug 2019
Bezlotoxumab reduced readmissions for C. diff compared to placebo
The industry-funded study found that bezlotoxumab significantly reduced Clostridium difficile–associated readmissions for some patients at high risk of recurrence, including older patients and patients with severe cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/23/3.htm
23 Aug 2017
Challenges in combating COPD readmissions
Experts report on bundled payments and other efforts targeting COPD hospital costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/challenges-in-combating-copd-readmissions.htm
15 Aug 2019
Readmissions after intracerebral hemorrhage often related to infection, study finds
Of 24,540 index intracerebral hemorrhage admissions in the study, 14.5% had an unplanned readmission, and 22% of those had a primary diagnosis code related to infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/22/2.htm
22 Jun 2016
Readmission impossible
A dedicated team strives to keep a complex patient out of the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/newmans-notions-readmission-impossible.htm
15 Jun 2018
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
The many faces of hospital medicine
International hospitalists share their common and unique experiences and challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/29/free/the-many-faces-of-hospital-medicine.htm
29 Nov 2023
Decreased hospital readmission rates not linked to increased postdischarge mortality, study finds
The analysis of Medicare admissions for heart failure, myocardial infarction, and pneumonia found a weak but significant correlation between reductions in 30-day readmissions and reductions in 30-day mortality rates postdischarge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/4.htm
26 Jul 2017
April 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/
December 2014
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