Search results for "Postdischarge Care"
Heart failure questionnaire a month after discharge identifies high-risk MI patients
Patients who reported very poor to fair health on the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire a month after hospitalization for a myocardial infarction (MI) had significantly higher risk of mortality than those reporting better health, with predictive symptoms including leg swelling.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/heart-failure-questionnaire-a-month-after-discharge-identifies-high-risk-mi-patients.htm
17 Jan 2024
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
Disparities seen in postdischarge care for Medicaid beneficiaries
A study in Alabama found that 58% of Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes and heart failure did not receive guideline-recommended care after hospitalization. Risk of inadequate follow-up was particularly high among patients who were Black or Hispanic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/free/disparities-seen-in-postdischarge-care-for-medicaid-beneficiaries.htm
14 Jun 2023
Sepsis associated with higher cardiovascular risk after hospitalization
A retrospective cohort analysis of 2.25 million U.S. patients found that those with sepsis were at higher risk for all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for each major type of cardiovascular disease event, particularly heart failure, than those without.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/sepsis-associated-with-higher-cardiovascular-risk-after-hospitalization.htm
8 Feb 2023
Video visits for hospital medicine
A pandemic-driven innovation to optimize care after discharge has carried on, with positive reports from patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/video-visits-for-hospital-medicine.htm
4 Jan 2023
Telerehab, unsupervised home training both effective for COPD patients
A small international randomized trial found that the incidence of hospitalizations and ED visits was lower in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assigned to a telerehabilitation group or unsupervised training group than among controls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/telerehab-unsupervised-home-training-both-effective-for-copd-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
Familiar faces reduce readmissions
A hospitalist explains how his facility focused a consistent multidisciplinary team on patients who were likely to return to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/20/free/familiar-faces-reduce-readmissions.htm
20 Jul 2022
Availability of postdischarge care associated with readmission rates
Hospitals in areas with more primary care physicians and licensed nursing home beds per capita had lower readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/06/availability-of-postdischarge-care-associated-with-readmission-rates.htm
6 Jul 2022
Hospitalist-led program improved care for patients with opioid use disorder
Use of evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder during admission increased significantly from 36% before the project to 57% after its implementation, a single-center study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/hospitalist-led-program-improved-care-for-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder.htm
18 May 2022
Safety-net hospitals sent more patients to postacute facilities under bundled payments
A study of hospitals participating in Medicare's bundled payment program found that those with safety-net status didn't differ from others on postdischarge care cost or quality, but discharged a higher percentage of patients to institutions and a lower percentage to home health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2021