Interventional radiologists participating in a collaborative house call model in rural Indiana helped reduce emergency department use by 77 percent and hospital readmissions by 50 percent for nearly 1,000 elderly homebound ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Coinciding with calls to #stayhome and #stayhealthy comes some new advice: #stayconnected with your doctor through online patient portals.
Jun 4, 2020
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Emergency departments may play a surprising role in the reduction of readmission rates following the implementation of Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, according to a recent analysis.
May 19, 2020
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Heart attack survivors who receive home health care are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within the first month, according to preliminary research.
May 18, 2020
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Homelessness has become a social crisis and public health problem around the world, affecting people of all ages. Most homeless people are at a disadvantage with few resources, and may or may not have adequate health insurance. ...
Mar 19, 2020
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In the first large, observational study with a control group in England and Wales, research funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre has found that Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) are associated with an increased ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Recurrent, unplanned readmissions to the hospital—which happen when patients return shortly after discharge and are readmitted for the same or a related condition—are a challenge worldwide. Many researchers have examined ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has revealed the most effective hospital-based methods for reducing readmission rates.
Mar 3, 2020
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Researchers have examined new geriatric-specific characteristics that appear to raise the risk of elderly surgical patients having an unplanned hospital readmission within a month of initially leaving the hospital. The new ...
Feb 18, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Shorter length of stay (LOS) after elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass does not result in worse outcomes or increased readmission rates, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...
Jan 29, 2020
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