Search results for "Care Transitions"
The March issue is now online
The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, with stories about substance abuse in physicians, a novel transitions-of-care program, and cardiac monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/21/6.htm
21 Mar 2012
Teaching to the (blood glucose) test
Diabetes self-management education is cost-efficient and effective but underused, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/conference.htm
15 Sep 2012
FACP named 2012 MacArthur Fellow
Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, FACP, has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/17/7.htm
17 Oct 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
Readmission causes, timing and reductions analyzed
Readmissions of recently hospitalized patients were the focus of several studies published last week in the Jan. 23/30 Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/30/2.htm
30 Jan 2013
More at-home deaths in Medicare patients, but also more end-of-life ICU stays
More Medicare patients died at home in 2009 than in 2000, but there was also an increase in intensive care use during the last 30 days of life, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/13/2.htm
13 Feb 2013
Post-hospital syndrome
With no definitive method in place to keep patients from returning to the hospital, perhaps it's time to look at the problem in a new way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2013
In the News
Readmissions data, use of ICUs for heart failure, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2013
Recent Research
Rivaroxaban and CV events, afib and cognitive impairment, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/rr.htm
15 May 2013
Care transitions program may help reduce 30-day readmissions
A new study suggests a program that helps older patients transition from hospital to home or other care facilities may reduce readmissions, though editorialists disagreed on the relevance of the results.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/31/4.htm
31 Jul 2013