Search results for "Readmissions"
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
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
Pushing toward gender equity in medicine
At the Women in Medicine Summit, held virtually last October, experts offered strategies to help support women in medicine during the pandemic and beyond.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/pushing-toward-gender-equity-in-medicine.htm
1 Jan 2021
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
Readmissions frequent, one-quarter related to new problem
Rates and causes of hospital readmissions, and the infrequency of follow-up care, were quantified in a new research brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/6.htm
13 Dec 2011
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
Little evidence supports interventions to reduce hospital readmissions
There's no definitive evidence that any single intervention reduces 30-day hospital readmissions, a literature review concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/18/5.htm
18 Oct 2011
Early follow-up reduces heart failure readmissions
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/11/6.htm
11 May 2010
‘Tectonic’ change involves new reimbursement models
An expert offers four recommendations for tackling value and care model innovation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/tectonic-change-involves-new-reimbursement-models.htm
1 Feb 2019
Automated texting after hospital stay associated with fewer returns to hospital
A cohort study found that ED visits and readmissions were less common among patients who received check-in texts from their primary care practice for 30 days postdischarge compared with those who did not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/01/2.htm
1 Nov 2022