Search results for "Postdischarge Care"
Cognitive biases affect decisions about whether to go to a SNF after discharge
Clinicians tended to frame skilled nursing facility (SNF) care in terms of “safety” and “rehab” while more often emphasizing the risks of other postacute care options, interviews found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/28/3.htm
28 Aug 2019
Most Medicare readmissions were for diagnoses different from index hospitalization
Physicians should consider a holistic approach to planning postdischarge care while being mindful of patients' financial and logistical limitations, the study authors suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/03/3.htm
3 Jul 2019
News from our crystal ball and HM19
This month's issue offers predictions about the market for hospitalists and coverage of Hospital Medicine 2019.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 May 2019
Readmissions higher with discharge to home care versus SNF, but overall costs lower
Postdischarge mortality rates and improvements in functional status were similar whether Medicare beneficiaries were discharged home with home health care or to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), according to a retrospective analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/20/1.htm
20 Mar 2019
Cardiovascular risks significantly elevated for a month after a sepsis hospitalization
Younger sepsis patients, in particular, had higher risk of myocardial infarction or stroke than similar patients who had been hospitalized for other conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/19/4.htm
19 Sep 2018
Innovative designs
This month's issue looks at clinician involvement in hospital design, electronic glucose management systems, sepsis survivorship, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Apr 2018
LTAC use varies more by region and hospital than by patient-level factors
The study found 29 patient-level, three hospital-level, and five region-level independent predictors of transfer to a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC). After adjustment for case mix, differences between patients explained only 52.1% of the variation in LTAC use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2018
Good venous ulcer care a long process
Hospitalists can help by improving diagnosis, follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/venous-ulcer-care-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2017
Virtual rounds bring families to bedside
One hospital is using videoconferencing software to communicate with patients' families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/success-story-virtual-rounds.htm
15 Jun 2017
Bathtubs, sacred cows, and high-value care in the hospital
Moving patients efficiently through the hospital, or ideally keeping them out entirely, should be a major focus for internists and hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/05/2.htm
5 Apr 2017