Search results for "Readmissions"
How to start an NP/PA program
Clarifying the goals behind hiring nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) will help hospital program leaders choose the most suitable model for integrated care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/how-to-start-an-npslashpa-program.htm
1 May 2019
Postdischarge efforts fail to reduce readmissions
Two separate projects to reduce patients' hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge by providing more postdischarge support reported negative results last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/07/6.htm
7 Oct 2014
Lupus patient readmission rates are high and vary considerably by hospital, region, study finds
Approximately 1 in 6 hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/12/5.htm
12 Aug 2014
Transitional care can be effective, underused
Clinicians are figuring out ways to flag those complex patients in advance and then better support them during transitions in care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/transitional-care-can-be-effective-underused.htm
1 Nov 2018
Anticoagulation for heart failure and afib associated with reductions in mortality, but maybe not readmissions
Starting anticoagulation for older patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation at hospital discharge was associated with improved mortality at 1 and 3 years but was not associated with improved rates of all-cause cardiovascular readmission or stroke, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/16/6.htm
16 Sep 2014
New models predict risk of readmission after PCI
Researchers have developed two models to predict patients' risk of readmission within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/09/5.htm
9 Jul 2013
Understanding heart failure in African Americans
African Americans have a higher incidence of heart disease at a younger age, and they meet fewer criteria for ideal cardiovascular health, such as nonsmoking, physical activity, and lower body mass index.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/understanding-heart-failure-in-african-americans.htm
1 Nov 2019
Telemonitoring for COPD may not affect exacerbation readmissions, quality of life
Telemonitoring in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients at high risk for exacerbations did not affect hospital readmissions or improve quality of life, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/29/4.htm
29 Oct 2013
Perfecting the post-discharge visit
Physicians and health care researchers are looking at the effectiveness of the post-discharge visit and how best to implement it for maximum results.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/post-discharge.htm
1 Sep 2015
Readmission causes, timing and reductions analyzed
Readmissions of recently hospitalized patients were the focus of several studies published last week in the Jan. 23/30 Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/5.htm
29 Jan 2013