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
Transitions of care, readmissions, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2020
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
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
April 2017
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/
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
May 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/
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
December 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/
Medicare issues guide to preventing readmissions of minority patients
The guide offers strategies to handle challenges such as linking patients to postdischarge follow-up, dealing with limited English proficiency or health literacy, and incorporating cultural beliefs and customs into care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/4.htm
3 Feb 2016