Search results for "Readmissions"
Physical rehab safe, effective after HF hospitalization regardless of AF status
Older patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF) had similar improvements in physical function after completing a rehab program focused on strength, balance, mobility, and endurance that began as soon as safely possible after admission for heart failure (HF) and continued following discharge, a trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/physical-rehab-safe-effective-after-hf-hospitalization-regardless-of-af-status.htm
25 Sep 2024
Communications interventions at discharge may improve readmissions, adherence
A meta-analysis showed that readmission rates among patients who received communication interventions at discharge were 9.1% compared to 13.5% among those who did not. Patient satisfaction was also significantly higher: 60.9% were satisfied versus 49.5% of controls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/4.htm
1 Sep 2021
Care coordination program linked to reduced readmission rates in large health system
A study of 21 hospitals in an integrated health system in California found that a postdischarge intervention targeted at patients at 25% or higher predicted risk of 30-day readmission or mortality was associated with decreased rates of readmission, but not mortality, in the 30 days after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/4.htm
18 Aug 2021
Getting worse at heart failure
Despite advances in drugs and guidelines, heart failure mortality is on the rise. An expert researcher offers some solutions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/19/getting-worse-at-heart-failure.htm
19 Jun 2024
Discharge of heart failure patients to settings not recommended by therapists linked to increased readmission risk
Patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure who were discharged to a less intensive postacute setting than that recommended by physical and occupational therapists were more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than those discharged according to recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/04/2.htm
4 Aug 2021
September 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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Stopping digoxin after a heart failure exacerbation associated with risk of readmission
Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who were taking digoxin before hospitalization had higher short-term mortality and long-term readmission risk if the drug was discontinued at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/31/3.htm
31 Jul 2019
July 10, 2024
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/10/
Disadvantaged neighborhoods and safety-net hospitals had higher readmission rates
A retrospective analysis of Maryland hospital patients found that 30-day readmission rates varied from 14.1% to 12.5% with the disadvantage level of patients' home neighborhoods and from 14.8% to 11.6% with a hospital's safety-net status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2019
Early lactated Ringer solution superior to normal saline in sickle cell crises
Lactated Ringer solution was associated with more hospital-free days and fewer readmissions than normal saline in patients who received two or more liters of fluid on the first day and in those with the hemoglobin SS genotype, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/18/early-lactated-ringer-solution-superior-to-normal-saline-in-sickle-cell-crises.htm
18 Sep 2024