Readmissions among patients with COVID‐19 [PDF]
International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2020 Hospital readmissions are associated with poor patient outcomes and increased health resource utilisation. The need to study readmission patterns is even bigger during a pandemic because the burden is further stretching the healthcare system.We reviewed the initial hospitalisation and subsequent readmission for 19 patients with confirmed COVID-19 in ...
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Hospital Readmission in Patients with COVID-19 [PDF]
Journal of Iranian Medical Council, 2021 Background: During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the demand for hospital beds has exceeded substantially. Thus, we aimed to conduct this study to identify factors associated with the risk of readmission in order to introduce the best discharge plan for patients with high risk of hospital readmission. Methods: This is a multicenter,
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Do Patient Safety Events Increase Readmissions? [PDF]
Medical Care, 2009 Objective: Adverse safety events in the hospital could impose extra costs not only due to longer stays and corrective treatments, but also due to deaths and readmissions. The effects of safety events on readmissions have rarely been analyzed. Large, all-payer and all-diagnosis databases permit new tests.
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Readmission Rates and Their Impact on Hospital Financial Performance: A Study of Washington Hospitals [PDF]
, 2019 This longitudinal study examines whether readmission rates, made transparent through Hospital Compare, affect hospital financial performance by examining 98 hospitals in the State of Washington from 2012 to 2014.
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Validation of Patient and Nurse Short Forms of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale and Their Relationship to Return to the Hospital [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To validate patient and nurse short forms for discharge readiness assessment and their associations with 30-day readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits.
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Neural networks versus Logistic regression for 30 days all-cause readmission prediction [PDF]
, 2018 Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospital admissions in the US. Readmission within 30 days after a HF hospitalization is both a recognized indicator for disease progression and a source of considerable financial burden to the healthcare
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Readmission rates in not-for-profit vs. proprietary hospitals before and after the hospital readmission reduction program implementation. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) to penalize hospitals with excessive 30-day hospital readmissions of Medicare enrollees for specific conditions.
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Contributions of planned readmissions and patient comorbidities to high readmission rates in vascular surgery patients [PDF]
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2016 Administrative data show that among surgical patients, readmission rates are highest in vascular surgery. Herein we analyze the contribution of planned readmissions and patient comorbidities to high readmission rates in vascular surgery.The 2012 to 2014 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) data set was ...
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Implications of Transitional Care Interventions on Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The rising number of patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) require care management to successfully transition home after implantation. These patients and their families need to manage their heart failure, and the complexities
Hirschman, Karen +3 more
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Nurse and Patient Perceptions of Discharge Readiness in Relation to Postdischarge Utilization [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Prevention of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) utilization will be a crucial strategy in reducing health care costs. There has been limited research on nurse assessment and patient perceptions of discharge readiness in ...
Bobay, Kathleen L. +2 more
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