Search results for "Hospital at Home"
Studies look at hospital at home, experimental therapy, mortality and readmissions in COVID-19
A virtual hospital and a trial of inhaled interferon-beta both reported success, studies compared COVID-19 and other critically ill patients, and mortality and readmission risks were quantified in recent pandemic research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/18/1.htm
18 Nov 2020
Bringing the hospital home
Pilot projects are providing inpatient-level care in patients' homes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/bringing-the-hospital-home.htm
15 Mar 2020
Acute care at home lowered costs, readmissions compared to standard inpatient care
The hospital-at-home program included daily physician visits, twice-daily nursing visits, specialist care by telemedicine, and continuous monitoring of vital signs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2019
Patients with high trauma from hospitalization had more 30-day readmissions, ED visits
Disturbances in sleep, mobility, nutrition, and mood are common during hospitalization and may contribute to unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge, a prospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/2.htm
12 Dec 2018
Overdose outcomes, chest pain triage, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2018
Hospital at home plus transition care reduced readmissions, improved patient satisfaction
This intervention differed from previous hospital-at-home trials by including more diagnoses and 30 days of postacute care to improve care coordination, facilitate access, and enhance postacute illness self-management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/27/1.htm
27 Jun 2018
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist features stories on using guidelines wisely, hospital-at-home programs, and improving patient satisfaction scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2013
Bringing the hospital to the patients
A handful of programs around the country provide hospital-level care to patients without admitting them to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/hosphome.htm
15 May 2013
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes stories on guidelines, hospital care at home, and patient satisfaction, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/lfe.htm
15 May 2013
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about warfarin use in elderly AF patients, ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in ACS patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2009