Search results for "Postdischarge Care"
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
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
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
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue highlights key sessions at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 on such topics as dermatology, postdischarge follow-up, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2016
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
In the News
Best practice advice on generics, postdischarge facilities and spending, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2016
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
In the News
Hospital Medicine 2008; new rules from CMS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/itn.htm
15 May 2008
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
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