Search results for "Readmissions"
Transparency needed for successful health care reform
Access to health care can collide with controlling costs. Balance, transparency and real choice will help not only the success of the Affordable Care Act, but Medicare Advantage and employer-based health plans.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2014
Pilot program offers a road map for PCMH model of care
Internists who have attempted to convert to a patient-centered medical home model have quickly learned the process isn't always easy. But a pilot program found the results appeared worth it: fewer emergency visits and patients who take better care of their own health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/PCMH.htm
1 Nov 2012
The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. Featured stories include reframing readmissions, successful ward teams and patient identification errors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/26/8.htm
26 Mar 2013
ACP supports the “Care About Your Care” initiative
ACP has joined with many other organizations to help improve care transitions and reduce avoidable readmissions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/8.htm
5 Feb 2013
Lower-extremity revascularization appears to yield poor functional outcomes in nursing home residents
Most nursing home residents who undergo lower-extremity revascularization are unlikely to benefit from it, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/14/4.htm
14 Apr 2015
How Medicare fee-for-service is like a 1965 Ford Mustang
Fee-for-service reimbursement is a half-century old, and despite its staying power is now facing demands that it be modernized, if not traded in altogether.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/washington.htm
1 May 2015
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/27/7.htm
27 Sep 2011
Tool helps estimate heart failure patients' risk for low quality of life
Researchers have designed a simple tool to help recognize heart failure patients who, at the time of hospital discharge, are at high risk for death or a persistently unfavorable quality of life.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/28/4.htm
28 Jun 2011
Patients may safely continue aspirin to the day of pancreas surgery
Patients undergoing major pancreas operations can continue taking aspirin through the morning of surgery with no increased risk of bleeding, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/30/6.htm
30 Jul 2013
The next issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The October issue of ACP Hospitalist is online. Don't miss stories on:
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/10.htm
19 Oct 2010