Search results for "Readmissions"
Study of Medicare claims finds good outcomes with hospital at home
Only 6.2% of Medicare fee-for-service patients who were hospitalized at home had to be escalated to another setting and 0.5% died during the admission, according to an analysis of 2022 to 2023 claims data. Their 30-day readmission rate was 15.6%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/study-of-medicare-claims-finds-good-outcomes-with-hospital-at-home.htm
10 Jan 2024
Intensive transition intervention failed to reduce readmissions of high-risk patients
Patients in the intervention group were assigned to a program that bridged inpatient, outpatient, and home settings, providing virtual and in-person access to a dedicated multidisciplinary team for 30 days after hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2018
May 31, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/31/
Hospital care quality more likely a factor in early versus late readmissions
The study authors called for readmission prevention efforts to either recognize shared accountability for readmissions along the entire spectrum of care or shrink the focus of penalties for hospitals to the first week after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/02/1.htm
2 May 2018
Taking stock of the readmission penalties
CMS program has led to lower readmissions but may need updating.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/penalties.htm
15 Apr 2017
Poorest neighborhoods have increased 30-day readmission risk
Living in a very disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with an increased risk of 30-day readmission equivalent to having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/10/4.htm
10 Dec 2014
Readmission, mortality rates high for hospitalized HF patients worldwide
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that 13.2% and 35.7% of heart failure (HF) patients were readmitted at 30 days and one year and that 7.6% and 23.3% had died by those respective time points.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/26/readmission-mortality-rates-high-for-hospitalized-hf-patients-worldwide.htm
26 Jul 2023
‘Patient navigator’ intervention reduces readmissions among older but not younger high-risk safety-net patients
Older patients who were cared for at safety-net hospitals and were at high risk for readmission had lower 30-day readmission rates if they received coaching and assistance from community health workers acting as patient navigators, but the same benefits were not seen among younger patients, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/04/3.htm
4 Feb 2015
Longer antibiotic therapy in patients with low procalcitonin during COPD exacerbation increased LOS without reducing readmissions
The retrospective study divided patients by whether they received inpatient antibiotics for more or less than a day, and patients in the former group had a length of stay (LOS) of 3.7 days compared to 2.8 days in the latter.*
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2018
Validity of hospital rankings for MI, readmissions
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2018