Search results for "Disparities"
Eliminating disparities in stroke outcomes
Recent studies have found that stroke patients admitted to the hospital at night and on the weekends are more likely to die than those admitted on weekdays. Why does mortality vary at different times of the day and week, and how can hospitals change their procedures to help minimize this difference?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/cover.htm
15 Jun 2008
Making readmission penalties hospital-wide could hurt safety-net facilities more than others
Researchers estimated the effects of changing from the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program's existing condition-specific readmission measures to an annual hospital-wide measure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/25/4.htm
25 Oct 2017
Short-term dual antiplatelet therapy underused after mild stroke, study finds
While prescriptions of dual antiplatelet therapy after mild noncardioembolic stroke increased from 25.7% in 2010 to 52.8% in 2022 in 168 Florida hospitals, underuse remained common, especially in women and non-Hispanic Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/short-term-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-underused-after-mild-stroke-study-finds.htm
13 Sep 2023
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008
Microscopic genes affected by macroeconomic events
Genes express themselves differently depending on environment, and how people access health care could determine how genes affect their health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/genomics.htm
15 Mar 2012
Correcting medicine's use of race
Hospitalists are pushing for changes in eGFR and other algorithms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/free/correcting-medicines-use-of-race.htm
15 Jan 2021
Bundled payment initiative may have reduced costs of joint replacement
There were no statistical differences in quality measures, including readmissions and mortality, between hospitals participating in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement and similar comparators, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2016
Late diagnoses, routine cultures, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2021
Hospital addiction medicine consults less likely among Black patients, study finds
In a retrospective study at an urban U.S. safety-net hospital, patients with substance use disorder were less likely to have an order placed for addiction medicine consultation if they were Black than if they were White, and Black patients who did receive an order were less likely to be seen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-addiction-medicine-consults-less-likely-among-black-patients-study-finds.htm
16 Aug 2023
Frail elderly account for majority of potentially preventable Medicare spending
Spending was compared among six groups of Medicare beneficiaries: nonelderly disabled, frail elderly, major complex chronic, minor complex chronic, simple chronic, and relatively healthy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/4.htm
18 Oct 2017