Search results for "Readmissions"
Helping hands come from the community
Community health workers can help physicians and patients as part of a broader recognition that many factors that don't involve direct treatment can still drive medical outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/helping-hands-come-from-the-community.htm
1 Nov 2019
‘Patient navigator’ intervention reduces readmissions among older but not younger high-risk safety-net patients
Older patients who were cared for at safety-net hospitals and were at high risk for readmission had lower 30-day readmission rates if they received coaching and assistance from community health workers acting as patient navigators, but the same benefits were not seen among younger patients, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/03/7.htm
3 Feb 2015
ACP policies target inequity to improve health
We must be intentional in our efforts to address the needs of individuals experiencing health care disparities and inequities based on social drivers of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/acp-policies-target-inequity-to-improve-health.htm
1 Sep 2022
Scoring system predicts risk for hospital readmission
Additional lots of clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion recalledBoxed warning for clopidogrel: reduced effects for certain patients
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/23/6.htm
23 Mar 2010
Cardiac rehab uptake remains low, despite benefits
Estimates from the American Heart Association suggest that only about 20% to 30% of eligible patients ever receive the intervention.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/cardiac-rehab-uptake-remains-low-despite-benefits.htm
1 Mar 2022
EMR-based risk stratification plus increased support for highest-risk patients improves readmission rates in heart failure
Risk stratification using an electronic medical record (EMR) combined with the use of evidence-based interventions for patients at highest risk helped reduce readmissions for heart failure, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/06/5.htm
6 Aug 2013
Early follow-up reduces heart failure readmissions
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/11/6.htm
11 May 2010
Rapid uptitration of oral HF therapies after HF hospitalization was safe, effective across LVEF categories
A high-intensity care strategy was associated with a reduced risk of death or heart failure (HF) readmission at 180 days in patients hospitalized for acute HF, regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), a prespecified analysis of a randomized trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/30/4.htm
30 May 2023
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
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