Search results for "Readmissions"
Morning discharges did not reduce hospital or ED length of stay
In a study of seven hospitals in Canada, a hospital's number of discharges between 8 a.m. and noon was not significantly associated with any reduction in ED or hospital length of stay, 30-day readmissions, or in-hospital mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/26/4.htm
26 May 2021
Readmission project failed to reduce readmissions or mortality, Swiss study finds
An accompanying editorial by Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, offered thoughts on why several recent interventions haven't budged readmissions and where to go from here.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/readmission-project-failed-to-reduce-readmissions-or-mortality-swiss-study-finds.htm
10 May 2023
Hospitals with high readmission rates may be penalized largely because of patients they serve
Patients admitted to hospitals with more readmissions had higher chronic disease burden, less education, fewer assets, worse self-reported health status, more depressive symptoms, worse cognition, worse physical functioning, and more difficulties with activities of daily living.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2015
Effects of interdisciplinary teams on readmissions may vary by team structure
Interdisciplinary teams may function better if they have a dedicated time and space for meetings, have a specific social worker or case manager assigned, and use structured tools to support discussions, a recent study suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/effects-of-interdisciplinary-teams-on-readmissions-may-vary-by-team-structure.htm
24 Aug 2022
Outpatient follow-up, readmission rates higher for direct-arrival vs. transferred-in MI patients, study finds
Likelihood of follow-up in an outpatient clinic and 30-day mortality and readmission risks were compared between patients who presented directly to a hospital with MI and those who were transferred for MI care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/3.htm
3 Feb 2016
About 10% of home hospitalizations for HF require escalation of care
Median length of home hospital stay more than doubled when patients who were hospitalized at home for acute decompensated heart failure (HF) required transfer to an ED or medical inpatient unit, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/about-10percent-of-home-hospitalizations-for-hf-require-escalation-of-care.htm
13 Dec 2023
A citywide pledge to reduce readmissions
Camden, N.J., focused on removing barriers to postdischarge primary care visits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/success-story-a-citywide-pledge-to-reduce-readmissions.htm
15 May 2019
Readmissions after AMI higher among young women than young men
Younger women have a higher risk of readmission within 30 days of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than men the same age, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/24/3.htm
24 Jun 2015
Acute burden of illness associated with earlier readmissions
Different factors may be associated with increased risk of hospital readmission within 7 days or within 30 days, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/03/3.htm
3 Jun 2015
November 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/