Search results for "Discharge planning"
Readmission prevention starting at admission
Patients were screened up front to determine their likely readmission risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/success-story-readmission-prevention-starting-at-admission.htm
15 Jul 2018
A click to improve cirrhosis care
An electronic alert increased use of rifaximin in patients with cirrhosis who were taking lactulose and were admitted with hepatic encephalopathy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/free/a-click-to-improve-cirrhosis-care.htm
1 Jun 2022
Antibiotic duration excessive in hospitalized VA patients with CAP and HCAP
Pneumonia patients spent a median of 4 days on inpatient IV antibiotics, 1 day on inpatient oral, and 6 days on outpatient oral.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2016
In the News
Behavior changes trigger drop in MRSA rates, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/news.htm
15 Jul 2009
A tick's tale
People have always been fascinated by medical comedies, medical dramas and medical reality shows. One of the most interesting of the current crop has to be “House, M.D.â€ï¿½â€”not because it is the most believable, but because it is by far the most inaccurate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/newman.htm
15 Sep 2009
Five steps to a better discharge
Research has shown that patients have a few common priorities at discharge, and hospitalists can tweak their practices to make it more likely these desires are fulfilled.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/04/free/five-steps-to-a-better-discharge.htm
4 May 2022
Recent Research
Hospitalist care and post-discharge costs, very elderly patients and vitamin K thromboprophylaxis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2012
Pandemic puzzles, parenting, and Poe
This issue covers COVID-19 strategies, care before and after the ICU, and apologies for care breakdowns.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Oct 2020
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://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/19/4.htm
19 Oct 2011
Peers support patients in addiction recovery
Hospitals find help from people who've dealt with their own addictions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/peers-support-patients-in-addiction-recovery.htm
15 Jul 2020