Search results for "Care Transitions"
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
COPD education, gender of leaders, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2020
EVALI, rapid response, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2020
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2020
MKSAP quiz on discharge planning
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on discharge planning.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/mksap-quiz-on-discharge-planning.htm
15 Feb 2021
Anemia, antibiotic overuse, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2021
Monitoring vitals at home may reduce readmissions
A team of skeptics convinced themselves that home monitoring helped patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/success-story-monitoring-vitals-at-home-may-reduce-readmissions.htm
15 May 2021
Connecting hospitalists and postacute care teams
A version of Project ECHO targeted postdischarge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/success-story-connecting-hospitalists-and-postacute-care-teams.htm
15 Jun 2021
Postdischarge intervention did not improve outcomes when added to information exchange
Veterans who were treated at a hospital or ED outside the Veterans Affairs (VA) system had similar readmission risk regardless of whether they received a care transitions intervention in addition to their usual primary care clinicians being notified of the non-VA encounter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/postdischarge-intervention-did-not-improve-outcomes-when-added.htm
2 Mar 2022
The reality of postacute care
Skilled nursing facilities and home health care can help patients continue recovering after discharge, but hospitalists, patients, and caregivers must understand their limitations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/free/the-reality-of-postacute-care.htm
27 Apr 2022