Search results for "Disparities"
Understanding heart failure in African Americans
Disparities may result from biological and environmental factors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/understanding-heart-failure-in-african-americans.htm
15 Nov 2019
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
Safety-net hospitals, C. diff colonization
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2019
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
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
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
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
White patients less likely to get amputation, revascularization for critical limb ischemia
Black patients hospitalized with critical limb ischemia had the highest odds of nonroutine discharge after treatment, and Black, Hispanic, and Asian and Pacific Islander patients all had higher odds of revascularization and amputation than White patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/white-patients-less-likely-to-get-amputation-revascularization-for-critical-limb-ischemia.htm
30 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