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Transitions of Care
Failing at heart failure treatment
Readmissions for heart failure cause financial problems for hospitals and even more pressing problems for patients. Everyone from Medicare to individual physicians is focused on methods of improvement. More
Hone in on patients without a home
Patients who are homeless or teetering on the verge can present an additional set of logistics for busy hospitalists. More
It takes a community
The Camden Coalition in New Jersey and other health care systems are addressing the problem of hospital readmissions by bringing people together at the local level. More
Act quickly and listen a lot
What to do when a patient wants to leave against medical advice. More
Q&A: Dennis M. Manning, FACP, and A. Scott Keller, FACP
I-MOVE gets elderly patients on the move
A new tool developed by hospitalists helps assess mobility
The I-MOVE sounds like a state-of-the-art electronic gadget, but it’s actually the simplest of medical tools. Developed by clinicians at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, the Independent Mobility Validation Examination, or I-MOVE, is a 12-point scale that could help hospitalists assess their patients’ mobility. More
Lost in transition
Medication discrepancies between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities are common. Learn why and what you can do about it. More
Q&A: John Rumsfeld, FACP
Lowering hospital readmissions by improving care transitions
The Hospital to Home program targets changes by 2012. More
Improving handoffs through better communication
Research has shown that speakers systematically overestimate how well their messages are understood by listeners, and assume a listener has all the same knowledge they do. Verbal updates and read-backs can help. More
Creating a better discharge summary
Is standardization the answer?
The discharge summary is a vital tool for transferring information between the hospitalist and primary care physician, but it isn’t always given the priority it deserves.
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Dialogue: Improving communication at discharge
October '07
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients
August '07
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ACP Launches Depression Care Guide
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