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Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients

Journal of Correctional Health Care, 2018
In many health care settings, hospital readmissions represent poor quality and increased costs. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation includes reduced readmission rates among key performance indicators for the quality of care provided to inmates.
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Hospital Readmission of Patients with Diabetes

Current Diabetes Reports, 2015
Hospital readmission is a high-priority health care quality measure and target for cost reduction. Despite broad interest in readmission, relatively little research has focused on patients with diabetes. The burden of diabetes among hospitalized patients, however, is substantial, growing, and costly, and readmissions contribute a significant portion of
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Diabetes Patients’ Readmission Prediction

International Journal on Science and Technology
Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is one of the most important quality indicators used to assess healthcare performance and financial efficiency. Such readmissions contribute significantly to avoidable healthcare costs and patient morbidity.
Mahalakshmi Nathan, Dasantila Sherifi, Veerabahu Muthusamy   +2 more
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Predicting Hospital Readmission of Elderly Cardiac Patients

Health & Social Work, 1987
Sixty hospitalized elderly cardiac patients were tested using the Geriatric Functional Rating Scale (GFRS) and were followed four months postdischarge. Significant relationships were found between GFRS scores and readmission status. These data substantiate the potential usefulness of GFRS as a predictive instrument to identify those high-risk ...
B, Berkman, S, Dumas, J, Gastfriend, J, Poplawski, M, Southworthe   +4 more
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Patient learning center reduces patient readmissions

Patient Education and Counseling, 1991
Abstract This study examined the effectiveness of a Learning Center in preparing patients to go home with a right atrial catheter. Two hypotheses related to the intended purpose of the Learning Center were examined—number of learning outcomes achieved would be higher and readmission rate for complications related to the catheter or for reinsertion of
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Hospital Readmission Among Long-term Ventilator Patients

Chest, 2001
Patients experiencing prolonged periods of in-hospital mechanical ventilation have been described as long-term ventilator (LTV) patients. The purpose of this study was to document the incidence of hospital readmission and to identify risk factors for readmission for LTV patients up to 6 months after hospital discharge.This study was part of a larger ...
S L, Douglas, B J, Daly, P F, Brennan, N H, Gordon, P, Uthis   +4 more
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Readmission after OSA surgery in pediatric patients

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2022
This study aimed to determine the readmission rate after adenotonsillectomy with the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and analyze the factors associated with readmission.It was planned as a retrospective study conducted in a single institution that included pediatric patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy with OSA diagnosis between ...
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Readmission Elderly Critically Patients

2019
The percentage of the elderly population over the world is expected to increase by 2050 [1–3]. With such progressive changes in the elderly population profile and aging, intensive care becomes in high demand to treat elderly patients with an increased number of comorbidities and daily life limitations [1].
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Hospital Readmissions: Patient, Carer and Clinician Views

Acute Medicine Journal, 2006
Aim: To explore patients, carers, and clinician views and identify factors, which affect the likelihood of hospital readmission. Methods: A cross sectional retrospective study of adult medical patients readmitted to hospital within 28 days of discharge.
Elinor, Kirk, M K, Prasad, A H, Abdelhafiz   +2 more
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Patients' Perspectives on Reasons for Unplanned Readmissions

Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2019
ABSTRACT Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of 30-day readmissions in the country. To identify patient-reported factors that may contribute to readmissions, we conducted semi-structured interviews with patients with unplanned readmissions within 30 days of inpatient discharge from the medicine services at an urban medical center ...
Amy M, LeClair, Megan, Sweeney, Grace H, Yoon, Jana C, Leary, Saul N, Weingart, Karen M, Freund   +5 more
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