Problems with medication communication across transitions of care for older people are the key reasons for increased risk of medication-related problems and hospital readmissions, according to the authors of a Perspective ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Hospital readmissions for asthma are increasing among children, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for the most common chronic pediatric illness.
Jul 6, 2022
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New research published in the Annals of Family Medicine examined whether an enhanced 12-week post-discharge telehealth program would lead to reduced hospital readmission among patients who were hospitalized for a medical ...
May 24, 2022
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For patients discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19, death or readmission was common, with about 11% being readmitted or dying within 30 days, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
May 16, 2022
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People living in disadvantaged areas are at increased risk of readmission to hospital and death after a heart attack coinciding with treatment disparities, a new Australian study has found.
May 5, 2022
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Hospital length of stay, complications, hospital readmission within 90 days, and revision surgery at two years do not differ for cementless total knee replacement (CL-TKR) versus cemented fixation (CEM) TKR, according to ...
Apr 4, 2022
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For individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, continuing treatment with dexamethasone at discharge is not associated with a reduction in 14-day all-cause readmission or mortality, according to a study published online March ...
Mar 9, 2022
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With outpatient hip and knee replacements on the rise, Geoffrey Westrich, MD, and colleagues at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) launched a study to analyze trends and compare complication rates of patients who go home ...
Jan 14, 2022
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A new study shows that even though hospitals experience similar rates of emergency department (ED) visits after major surgeries, some have a great deal more readmissions. Study authors from Regenstrief Institute, the U.S. ...
Dec 8, 2021
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About 10 percent of patients hospitalized in Australia and New Zealand with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) unexpectedly return to hospital within 30 days, often for potentially preventable reasons, according to research ...
Nov 29, 2021
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