A policy that was supposed to reduce hospital readmissions via financial penalties was linked to a significant increase in post-discharge death for patients who had heart failure and pneumonia, according to a large-scale study. The investigation was conducted by researchers in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology. It… Continue reading A Public Policy and Increased Patient Deaths
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Factors Associated with Hospital Discharges Against Doctors’ Advice
A study published in the June 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that certain factors are linked with a person’s decision to leave the hospital against the advice of his or her care provider. A release from the publishes notes that some of these factors are more pronounced in older… Continue reading Factors Associated with Hospital Discharges Against Doctors’ Advice
Discharge Summaries and Hospital Readmissions
Good discharge summaries for heart-failure patients can make the difference between a quick recovery and hospital readmission, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers. The findings were published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. A discharge summary is designed to help outside physicians understand what happened to patientsi n the hospital, but in reality, it’s… Continue reading Discharge Summaries and Hospital Readmissions