News tagged with readmission
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Readmission seen in 7 percent of elective spine surgeries
(HealthDay)—About 7 to 8 percent of Medicare beneficiaries who undergo elective spine surgery for degenerative conditions are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, according to a study published in ...
Surgery
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Studies examine whether therapies for heart failure are associated with improved survival
An analysis of two heart failure therapies finds differing outcomes regarding improvement in survival, according to two studies appearing in the November 28 issue of JAMA.
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Administrative data set not always best source for number of surgical complications
Hospital administrative databases, designed to provide general information on hospital stays and associated costs, are frequently used to find information that can lead to quality assessments of care or clinical research. ...
Surgery
Nov 27, 2012 |
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'Social environmental factors' affect rehospitalization risk in home healthcare patients
For elderly patients receiving home healthcare after a hospital stay, "social environmental factors"—particularly care provided by a family member or other informal caregiver—have a significant impact on the risk of repeated ...
Health
Nov 12, 2012 |
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HF patients treated by a cardiologist, rather than hospitalist, have fewer readmissions
When a cardiologist attends to heart failure patients, even when the severity of illness is higher, patients have reduced rates of hospital readmissions, compared with those patients who are treated by a hospitalist, according ...
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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New tool helps doctors predict heart attack patients at risk for repeat hospitalization
Some heart attack patients end up back in the hospital just weeks after going home. It can happen for a variety of reasons, but doctors haven't had a reliable way to predict which patients will return—until now.
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Risk factors in hospital readmissions among general surgery patients identified in study
Identifying risk factors in hospital readmissions could help improve patient care and hospital bottom lines, according to a study recently completed by Georgia State University's Experimental Economics Center and a team from ...
Surgery
Oct 24, 2012 |
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COPD readmission may be tied to unmodifiable risk factors
National efforts are underway to reduce 30-day readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, new research suggests that COPD readmissions may be related to risk factors that cannot be modified, including ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Nearly one-third of kidney transplant patients readmitted to hospital within 30 days
Three in 10 patients receiving a kidney transplant require readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge following surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of six years of national data.
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Oct 16, 2012 |
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Device data can ID heart failure patients at readmission risk
(HealthDay)—The use of device diagnostics to risk stratify patients during the first seven days after discharge can help identify patients at greatest risk of readmission for heart failure, according to ...
Cardiology
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Hospital readmission rates misleading, study finds
When hospital patients have to be readmitted soon after discharge, hospitals look bad.
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Oct 10, 2012 |
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Hospital rankings dramatically affected by calculation methods for readmissions and early deaths
Hospital readmission rates and early death rates are used to rank hospital performance but there can be significant variation in their values, depending on how they are calculated, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canad ...
Health
Oct 09, 2012 |
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General surgeons identify postoperative complications posing strongest readmission risk
Postoperative complications are the most significant independent risk factor leading to 30-day hospital readmissions among general surgery patients, according to a new exploratory study published in the September issue of ...
Surgery
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Rehospitalizations after surgical site infections add $10-65 million to health-care costs
Preventing further complications in patients who develop infections after surgery to replace a knee or hip could save the U.S. healthcare system as much as $65 million annually, according to an analysis presented today at ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Study finds significantly higher hospital costs for surgical patients who smoke
Cigarette smoking contributes to significantly higher hospital costs for smokers undergoing elective general surgery, according to a study published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. When r ...
Surgery
May 29, 2012 |
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