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Dementia associated with increased risk of death or readmission after discharge

A study of recently hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries found that patients with a dementia diagnosis had increased 30-day risk of death or readmission, particularly if they were discharged to the community rather than to nursing facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/dementia-associated-with-increased-risk-of-death-or-readmission-after-discharge.htm
20 Apr 2022

Encephalopathy in 2023

It can be a challenge to distinguish between delirium and acute encephalopathy, and both encephalopathy and delirium should be documented for correct coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/encephalopathy-in-2023.htm
11 Jan 2023

ED visits after discharge to SNF cost Medicare $24 million in 2019

Sixteen percent of Medicare patients who were discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) came back to the ED within two weeks, and a quarter of those visits resulted in discharge back to the SNF the same day.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/ed-visits-after-discharge-to-snf-cost-medicare-24-million-in-2019.htm
1 Nov 2023

Projecting the future of inpatient dementia

A recent analysis concluded that by 2050, the annual number of dementia-associated hospitalizations of patients older than 85 could surpass seven million.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/qa.htm
15 Apr 2012

Using an app to direct inpatient delirium identification was both feasible and accurate

A two-step, app-directed protocol for clinicians to identify delirium had high overall accuracy, with certified nursing assistants and nurses performing as well as hospitalists in a prospective cohort study at two hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2021

Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more

Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018

Fewer health care resources needed after ablation for afib, study finds

In an observational analysis, patients with afib who underwent ablation had fewer hospitalizations and ED visits in the two years after the procedure versus the year before it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/fewer-health-care-resources-needed-after-ablation-for-afib-study-finds.htm
20 Sep 2023

How and why to prognosticate

Hospitalists should try to help patients understand the prognosis of their illnesses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/how-and-why-to-prognosticate.htm
15 Jul 2021

Outcomes of hospital-level care at home comparable to hospitalization for older adults

A randomized trial of hospital at home found no difference in the proportion of patients who had died or were living at home at six months, although participants who had received care at home were less likely to be in long-term residential care than those who had been hospitalized.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/21/3.htm
21 Apr 2021

February issue is online and in the mail

This issue highlights discussions around feeding tubes in advanced dementia and decision making about ICU admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/13/5.htm
13 Feb 2019

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