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A systematic scoping review of metrics utilized to measure antibiotic consumption in hospital settings

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs were introduced to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials and to combat antimicrobial resistance. Quantifying antibiotic consumption is an important part of AMS initiatives to achieve these objectives.
Marjan Kandimahforoujaki, Kiplin A. Patanwala, Jan‐Willem C. Alffenaar, Asad E. Patanwala   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of a multidisciplinary hospital-based approach to reduce readmission rates

SAGE Open Medicine
Background: Hospital readmissions remain a significant and pressing issue in our healthcare system. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act helped establish the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which incentivized reducing readmission rates by ...
Barry Hahn, Trever Ball, Wassim Diab, Chris Choi, Hallie Bleau, Anne Flynn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potentially Avoidable Readmissions in United States Hemodialysis Patients

Kidney International Reports, 2018
Patients with end-stage kidney disease have a high risk of 30-day readmission to hospital. These readmissions are financially costly to health care systems and are associated with poor health-related quality of life.
Anna T. Mathew, Lisa Rosen, Renee Pekmezaris, Andrzej Kozikowski, Daniel W. Ross, Thomas McGinn, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Steven Fishbane   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gait speed is associated with death or readmission among patients surviving acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2020
Objectives Death or hospital readmission are frequent among patients surviving acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF). Severity scores are not valid to predict death or readmission after AHRF.
Gatete Karege, Dina Zekry, Gilles Allali, Dan Adler, Christophe Marti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The HOSPITAL score and LACE index as predictors of 30 day readmission in a retrospective study at a university-affiliated community hospital [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Introduction Hospital readmissions are common, expensive, and a key target of the Medicare Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Validated risk assessment tools such as the HOSPITAL score and LACE index have been developed to identify patients at high ...
Robert Robinson, Tamer Hudali
doaj   +2 more sources

Readmission in children's emergency care: an analysis of hospital episode statistics

, 2009
Aim: To compare rates of emergency readmission following discharge for common paediatric conditions from a range of hospital services. Design: Retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics (HES) and telephone survey of service provision. Setting:
Kirk, S., Kyle, R. G., Banks, Michele, R. G. Kyle, Callery, P., Powell, Peter, Callery, Peter, Kyle, Richard G, Kyle, Richard G., Powell, P., M. Campbell, Campbell, M., Banks, M., S. Kirk, P. Powell, M. Banks, P. Callery, Campbell, Malcolm, Kirk, Susan   +18 more
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Current evidence and insights on single vs. double dose of basiliximab in adult solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim The aim of this systematic review was to assess all available clinical data regarding the use of a single dose of basiliximab in solid organ transplantation compared to the standard double dosage, with particular interest in efficacy, safety and cost‐savings.
Alessio Provenzani, Braidon A. Lape, Anneliese M. Harp, Victoria Weisbrod, Lavinia Piazza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a patient journey perspective on causes of unplanned readmissions using a classification framework: results of a systematic review with narrative synthesis

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background Several literature reviews have been published focusing on the prevalence and/or preventability of hospital readmissions. To our knowledge, none focused on the different causes which have been used to evaluate the preventability of ...
R. G. Singotani, F. Karapinar, C. Brouwers, C. Wagner, M. C. de Bruijne   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Might We Have Known? Using Administrative Data to Predict 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Clients Receiving Home Care Services from 2018 to 2021

Health Services Insights, 2023
Background: Reducing hospital readmissions can improve individual health outcomes and lower system-level costs. This study aimed to understand the characteristics of home care Personal Support clients who experienced a hospital admission (ie, hospital ...
Marianne Saragosa, Katherine AP Zagrodney, Prakathesh Rabeenthira, Emily C King, Sandra M McKay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Standardization of measurement and reporting of medication adherence using the TEN‐SPIDERS tool for claims data

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first open‐source tool to implement the complete TEN‐SPIDERS framework in linked datasets for the determination of the PDC for medication adherence. The TEN‐SPIDERS tool enables transparent, reproducible medication adherence research through automated reporting of all calculation parameters and flexible customization options ...
Adam C. Livori, Tzu‐Yung Kuo, Jenni Ilomäki, Monique F. Kilkenny, Stella Talic, Zanfina Ademi, J. Simon Bell, Jedidiah I. Morton, Lachlan L. Dalli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source