News tagged with readmission

Hospital readmissions after colon surgery common, costly - and preventable

(Medical Xpress) -- Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, ...

Other Nov 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

First-trimester induced abortion not associated with increased risk of psychiatric readmission

First-time first-trimester induced abortion is not associated with an increased risk of readmission to psychiatric facilities among women with a history of a treated mental disorder, according to a report in the February ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Monitoring antibiotic use cuts millions in wasteful spending, study finds

Curbing unnecessary use of antibiotics is our best defense against the spread of drug-resistant infections. A new study suggests another benefit to antimicrobial stewardship: a potential cost savings of millions of dollars ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 15, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Tips to avoid return trip to the hospital

(HealthDay) —More than 1 million Americans end up back in the hospital just weeks after they're discharged, and many of those readmissions are preventable, according to an expert from Columbia University ...

Health Feb 20, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

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 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0