Search results for "Care Transitions"
Post-hospital syndrome
With no definitive method in place to keep patients from returning to the hospital, perhaps it's time to look at the problem in a new way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2013
February 21, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
CMS-funded intervention reduces Medicare readmissions by nearly 10%, study finds
The intervention entailed transitional care consultants, who were social workers, following up with high-risk patients after discharge, providing medication management, support services, and clarification of discharge instructions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/20/3.htm
20 Apr 2016
August 24, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/
In the News
Readmissions data, use of ICUs for heart failure, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2013
Order sets for COPD inpatients improved steroid dosing
Electronic order sets helped lower the dosage of corticosteroids given to inpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bringing doses more in line with clinical guidelines, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/18/5.htm
18 Jun 2014
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014
Reducing returns to the ED
A transition clinic smoothed care for patients, the ED, and hospitalists, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/reducing-returns-to-the-ed.htm
14 Jun 2023
Medicare readmission penalties examined
Advice is given on how hospitals and clinicians can avoid the pitfalls of the penalty program, and how policymakers could change it to operate more effectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/readmission.htm
15 Mar 2014