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Postoperative Length of Stay May Predict Foot and Ankle Patients at Risk for Readmission

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2020
Category: Other; Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Diabetes; Hindfoot; Lesser Toes; Midfoot/Forefoot; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Reduction of postoperative readmissions is an important goal for the improvement of patient outcomes and satisfaction ...
Erin A. Baker PhD, Corinn Gehrke MS, David J. Ciufo MD, Zachary M. Vaupel MD, Paul T. Fortin MD   +4 more
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Requisites and Best Practices in the Implementation of Lean Principles Applied to Hospital Quality Improvement Initiatives [PDF]

, 2012
Since the 1980s there has been an explosion in the use of formalized methodologies for increasing quality and efficiency. Methods outlined by philosophies such as TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, and ISO 9001 have yielded great returns in the manufacturing ...
Bretl, Chris
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Triumph of hope over experience: learning from interventions to reduce avoidable hospital admissions identified through an Academic Health and Social Care Network. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Internationally health services are facing increasing demands due to new and more expensive health technologies and treatments, coupled with the needs of an ageing population.
Woodhams, V, Head, Graham, Al-Sharifi, H, Woodhams, Victoria, Hilton, Sean, Head, G, Desombre, Terry, Debar Safia, Al Sharifi, Houda, Desombre Terry, Debar, Safia, Debar, S, Mughal, S, Desombre, T, Hilton, S, Head Graham, Al Sharifi Houda, de Lusignan Simon, Desombre, TR, Mughal, Shakeel, de Lusignan, S, de Lusignan, Simon, Mughal Shakeel, Woodhams Victoria, Hilton Sean, Al Sharifi, H, Sean Hilton, Shakeel Mughal, Safia Debar, Victoria Woodhams, Houda Al Sharifi, Simon de Lusignan, Graham Head, Terry Desombre   +33 more
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Inability to manage non-severe complications on an outpatient basis increases non-white patient readmission rates after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A large metropolitan tertiary care center experience. [PDF]

Am J Surg, 2021
Zarate Rodriguez JG, Cos H, Williams GA, Woolsey CA, Fields RC, Strasberg SM, Doyle MB, Khan AS, Chapman WC, Hammill CW, Hawkins WG, Sanford DE.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incidence of and risk factors for hospital-acquired bleeding in people with cancer: a systematic review

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Background: Hospital-acquired (HA) bleeding (bleeding occurring during hospitalization) in cancer patients is poorly characterized, potentially increasing morbidity and mortality due to under- or overprescription of low-dose anticoagulation for venous ...
Mansour Gergi, Jinah Kim, Amalia Dolan, Laura Haines, Ang Li, Neil A. Zakai   +5 more
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Readmission After COPD Exacerbation Scale: determining 30-day readmission risk for COPD patients

, 2017
Christine SM Lau,1,2 Brianna L Siracuse,1 Ronald S Chamberlain1–4 1Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA; 2Saint George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies; 3Department of Surgery, New ...
Lau CSM, Siracuse BL, Chamberlain RS
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Readmission Rates and Their Impact on Hospital Financial Performance: A Study of Washington Hospitals

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 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.
Soumya Upadhyay PhD, Amber L. Stephenson PhD, Dean G. Smith PhD   +2 more
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Unscheduled Readmission to Intensive Care Unit?Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Risk Factors : An Example of Regional Hospital in Taichung

, 2009
[[abstract]]According to previous study in America, the ICU beds account for about 7% of total hospital beds. But the ICU medical expenditure ccount for about 20-30% of total hospital medical expenditure.
ku yung lung
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Factors associated with readmission to mental health inpatient services and the emergency department within 30 days post discharge [PDF]

, 2014
This study examined connection to a mental health outpatient program and readmission to the emergency department and an inpatient unit within 30 days post discharge.
Kislinsky, Claire
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The Next Target for Readmission Reporting? Exploring Readmission Rates of Patients with CLABSI

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) are a common cause of healthcare-associated infections, particularly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
Caitlin Crews-Stowe, Elliot Sklar
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