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Predictors associated with unplanned hospital readmission of medical and surgical intensive care unit survivors within 30 days of discharge

Journal of Intensive Care, 2018
Background Reducing the 30-day unplanned hospital readmission rate is a goal for physicians and policymakers in order to improve quality of care. However, data on the readmission rate of critically ill patients in Japan and knowledge of the predictors ...
Tetsu Ohnuma, Daisuke Shinjo, Alan M. Brookhart, Kiyohide Fushimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Requisites and Best Practices in the Implementation of Lean Principles Applied to Hospital Quality Improvement Initiatives

, 2012
Since the 1980s there has been an explosion in the use of formalized methodologies for increasing quality and efficiency. Methods outlined by philosophies such as TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, and ISO 9001 have yielded great returns in the manufacturing ...
Bretl, Chris
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Implementation of guideline‐recommended medical therapy for patients with heart failure in Europe

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 790-798, April 2025.
Abstract Physicians' adherence to guideline‐recommended heart failure (HF) treatment remains suboptimal, especially regarding the target doses. In particular, there is evidence that non‐cardiologists are less compliant with HF guideline recommendations. This is likely to have a detrimental impact on patients' survival, readmissions and quality of life.
Maurizio Volterrani, Petar Seferovic, Gianluigi Savarese, Ilaria Spoletini, Egidio Imbalzano, Antoni Bayes‐Genis, Ewa Jankowska, Michele Senni, Marco Metra, Ovidiu Chioncel, Andrew J. S. Coats, Giuseppe M. C. Rosano   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting readmission to hospital with asthma

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 1998
Objectives: To determine whetherreadmission to hospital for children aged 1–7 years with asthma can be predicted; and to discover whether factors related to the severity of the attack and past pattern of asthma, assessment of the parents’ intention to treat the child with inhaled therapy, perceived consequences ...
Raymond, D, Henry, RL, Higginbotham, N, Coory, M   +3 more
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Multivariate models of 3-month hospital readmission and combined end-point of 3-month hospital readmission or death.

, 2016
Model 1. 3-month hospital readmission. Model 2. Combined end-point of 3-month hospital readmission or death.
Rebeca Moreira (170749), Sonia Albertos (3160002), Gloria de la Prada (3160011), Isabel Graupera (749485), Cristina Solé (749488), Xavier Ariza (749482), Wladimiro Jiménez (638264), Alessandro Risso (3160005), Manuel Morales-Ruiz (638263), Núria Fabrellas (3160014), Elisa Pose (3160008), Elsa Solà (749483), Patricia Huelin (749487), Pere Ginès (749490)   +13 more
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Analysis of the usefulness and benefits of ultrafiltration in cardiorenal syndrome: A systematic review

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1194-1202, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Cardiac decompensation in cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) results in systemic congestion usually treated with diuretics. When despite high doses of diuretics, response is poor, ultrafiltration (UF) appears to be a useful and safe technique.
Borja Guerrero Cervera, Raquel López‐Vilella, Víctor Donoso Trenado, María Peris‐Fernández, Paula Carmona, Amparo Soldevila, Sergi Tormo, Ramón Devesa, María Jesús Montero Hernández, Luis Martínez Dolz, Julio Hernández Jaras, Pilar Sánchez‐Pérez, Luis Almenar‐Bonet   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unscheduled Readmission to Intensive Care Unit?Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Risk Factors : An Example of Regional Hospital in Taichung

, 2009
[[abstract]]According to previous study in America, the ICU beds account for about 7% of total hospital beds. But the ICU medical expenditure ccount for about 20-30% of total hospital medical expenditure.
ku yung lung
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Readmission penalties and health insurance expansions: A dispatch from Massachusetts

, 2014
Payers are penalizing hospitals for high readmission rates. It is unknown whether major changes in population insurance coverage can affect readmission rates, despite the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansions coming into effect this year. To evaluate
Scheffler, Gabriel, Christopher Chen, Chen, Christopher, Gabriel Scheffler, Chandra, Amitabh, Amitabh Chandra   +5 more
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Comparative performance of risk prediction indices for mortality or readmission following heart failure hospitalization

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1227-1236, April 2025.
Comparative performance of 7 risk prediction indices in patients hospitalized for heart failure. In this cohort of 1206 patients, the LENT index offered the greatest discrimination, calibration, and overall accuracy in predicting 30‐day composite all‐cause mortality or readmission following hospitalization for heart failure.
Tauben Averbuch, Ali Zafari, Shofiqul Islam, Shun Fu Lee, Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, Stephen J Greene, Mamas A Mamas, Ambarish Pandey, Harriette GC Van Spall   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facility‐Level Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Readmission Rates Are Not Associated With Facility‐Level Mortality: Insights From the VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) Program

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016
Background Thirty‐day readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is common, costly, and linked to poor patient outcomes. Accordingly, facility‐level 30‐day readmission rates have been considered as a potential quality measure. However, it
Timothy W. Hegeman, Thomas J. Glorioso, Edward Hess, Anna E. Barón, P. Michael Ho, Thomas M. Maddox, Steven M. Bradley, Robert E. Burke   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source