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High hospital readmission rates for patients aged ≥65 years associated with low socioeconomic status in a Swedish region: a cross-sectional study in primary care

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018
Objective: There is a presumption that hospital readmission rates amongst persons aged ≥65 years are mainly dependent on the quality of care. In this study, our primary aim was to explore the association between 30-day hospital readmission for patients ...
Jacques Shebehe, Anders Hansson
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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
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Hospital readmission among elderly patients [PDF]

, 2013
This study investigates the incidence and determinants of hospital readmissions among elderly patients in Norway. The analyses are based on registered data on inpatient admissions to public hospitals from 1999 to 2006.
Bjorvatn, Afsaneh
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Impact of Early Antimalarial Adherence on Future Acute Care Utilization and Cost Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population‐Based Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To assess the association between early antimalarial adherence and future acute care utilization and cost in a population‐based cohort of incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods All patients with incident RA/SLE and new antimalarial use in British Columbia, Canada, between January 1997 and March 2022
Md Rashedul Hoque, Diane Lacaille, J. Antonio Aviña‐Zubieta, Mary A. De Vera, Yi Qian, Lawrence McCandless, John M. Esdaile, Hui Xie   +7 more
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Predictors and Significance of Readmission after Esophagogastric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis

Annals of Surgery Open
Objective:. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for readmission after elective esophagogastric cancer surgery and characterize the impact of readmission on long-term survival. The study will also identify whether the location of readmission
Richard PT Evans, MBBS, FRCS, Sivesh K Kamarajah, MBChB, MRCS, Felicity Evison, MSc, Xiaoxu Zou, PhD, Ben Coupland, MSci, Ewen A Griffiths, MD, FRCS   +5 more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Donor type and 3-month hospital readmission following kidney transplantation: results from the Netherlands organ transplant registry

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Hospital readmission after transplantation is common in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). In this study, we aim to compare the risk of 3-month hospital readmission after kidney transplantation with different donor types in the overall ...
Yiman Wang, Martin B. A. Heemskerk, Wieneke M. Michels, Aiko P. J. de Vries, Friedo W. Dekker, Yvette Meuleman   +5 more
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