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Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient vs provider perspectives of 30-day hospital readmissions

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2019
Objective To compare patients’ and providers’ views on contributors to 30-day hospital readmissions.Design Analysis of a qualitative interview survey between 18 May–30 June 2015.Setting Interviews were conducted during the 30-day readmission ...
Lisa Shieh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individual Nurse Productivity in Preparing Patients for Discharge Is Associated with Patient Likelihood of 30-Day Return to Hospital [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Objective: Applied to value-based health care, the economic term “individual productivity” refers to the quality of an outcome attributable through a care process to an individual clinician.
Bang, James   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Outlier admissions of medical patients: Prognostic implications of outlying patients. The experience of the Hospital of Mestre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The admission of a patient in wards other than the appropriate ones, known as the patient outlying phenomenon, involves both Medicine and Geriatric Units of many Hospitals.
Aprile, Anna   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Remote Monitoring in Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Symptom Variability

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness and potential life‐threatening crises. While continuous specialized care is essential, access barriers often delay timely interventions. To address this, we developed MyaLink, a telemedical platform for MG patients.
Maike Stein   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factor analysis for fast track protocol failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The introduction of fast-track treatment procedures following cardiac surgery has significantly shortened hospitalisation times in intensive care units (ICU).
Bingold, Tobias Michael   +5 more
core   +1 more source

U.S. Pediatric Burn Patient 30-Day Readmissions [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Burn Care & Research, 2017
The objectives of the study were to determine unscheduled 30-day readmission rates for pediatric burn patients and to identify readmission reasons. We used the 2013-2014 National Readmission Database to produce 30-day all-cause unscheduled readmission rates by patient and hospital characteristics.
Krista K, Wheeler   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A framework for the estimation and reduction of hospital readmission penalties using predictive analytics

open access: yesJournal of Big Data, 2017
Background Recent US legislation imposes financial penalties on hospitals with excessive patient readmissions. Predictive analytics for hospital readmissions have seen an increase in research due to the passage of this legislation.
Christopher Baechle, Ankur Agarwal
doaj   +1 more source

Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Outlines national health reform provisions to reduce readmissions by publishing readmission data, lowering Medicare payments to hospitals with high readmission rates, and pairing such hospitals with patient safety organizations.
Jane Hyatt Thorpe, Teresa Cascio
core  

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