Search results for "Readmissions"
Optimizing medical therapy after stroke
Stroke survivors often leave the hospital with new prescriptions and substantial confusion about how, or even whether, to take them. This leaves internists with the sometimes formidable job of evaluating, prescribing, or tweaking these regimens, identifying and managing adverse effects, and reinforcing education about treatment risks, benefits, and adherence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/stroke.htm
1 Jun 2016
Early hospital-initiated rehab for chronic respiratory disease shows no benefit versus usual care
Patients hospitalized for chronic respiratory disease did not appear to benefit from early rehab started during their hospital stay versus usual care, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/15/6.htm
15 Jul 2014
Patients and families can help reinvent health care
True engagement requires listening and learning, making patients and families partners not just in decisions about their individual care but in designing practices and systems that will work for them.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/voices.htm
1 Mar 2013
Dental procedures may pose transient, minimal cardiovascular risk
Follow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2010
Change fee for service to another method that reflects quality
Fee-for-service payments need to align incentives with value of services rendered.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2010
New ACP Practice Advisor Module addresses patient and family engagement
The module covers new and innovative ways to ensure that a practice is employing the latest communication techniques, such as using an electronic health record to send out reminders and getting family members involved in care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/07/2.htm
7 Mar 2017
Must telemedicine disrupt the patient-doctor relationship?
Telemedicine will be highly disruptive to patients and physicians. Like other technological advances, such disruption can be a good thing, leading to improvements in patient care. It can also be disruptive in a bad way if it undermines that patient-physician relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2016
SSRI increases bleeding risk after MI
Patients who received a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor after acute myocardial infarction were at higher risk of bleeding, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2011
Warfarin associated with better 1-year outcomes for patients with CKD who experience acute MI with afib
Giving warfarin to acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients with atrial fibrillation who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) was associated with better 1-year outcomes than not giving warfarin, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/11/2.htm
11 Mar 2014
What should physicians contribute to deficit reduction?
ACP has proposed that Congress create a national, physician-led initiative to promote high-value care, promote research into comparative effectiveness, and reduce the needless expense of defensive medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2011