Practices for Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions Explored
Communication emphasized as well as consideration of readmission as proxy for other health factors
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Integrating Advanced Practice Practitioners Into Pediatric Hospital Teams
Identifying various care delivery models within hospital systems can be utilized to integrate nurse practitioners into pediatric hospital medicine teams.
Home Health Clinicians Frequently Lack Access to Hospital Records
Additionally, patients often not prepared with realistic expectations to receive home health care.
Probiotic Sanitation Cuts Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals
An environmental intervention of probiotic sanitation can effectively alter hospital microbiota, helping to limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in health care-associated infections .
Sepsis Common in Terminal Hospitalizations, Discharges
Most common underlying causes of death in sepsis are solid and hematologic cancers, chronic heart disease.
Risk for MRSA Reduced With Postdischarge Decolonization
For patients colonized with MRSA, postdischarge MRSA decolonization is associated with a reduced risk for infection.
Sinks by Toilets in ICU Patient Rooms Harbor Harmful Bacteria
Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase more common in sinks near toilets.
Primary Care Use Associated With Improved Health Care Experience
Utilization of primary care was found to be associated with more high-value care, slightly more low-value care, and an improved overall health care experience, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used to examine whether visits to a primary care facility were associated with high-value care or low-value care,…
New Patient Wait Times at VA Medical Centers Improved Between 2014 and 2017
Compared with wait times at VA health centers, wait times in the private sector remained static.
Antibiotics Often Inappropriately Prescribed for Bronchiolitis in ED
In almost 70% of bronchiolitis cases, antibiotics prescribed with no concomitant infection.
GI Illness, Hospitalization Increase, Symptom Reports Decrease Among Older Adults
The number of enteric infection symptom reports was found to decrease with age, although older adults tend to have more severe illness and require hospitalization.
Missed General Practice Appointments Linked To Increased Morbidity, Mortality
For patients with both physical and mental health-related long-term conditions, missing healthcare appointments is associated with an increased risk of multimorbidity.
Pain Management Following Reduced Routine Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery
Eliminating routine oral opioid prescription following cesarean delivery may reduce opioid consumption without jeopardizing pain control or patient satisfaction.
Expanding Pharmacist Practice Scope Could Reduce ED Overcrowding
Benefits could be seen for frequent complaints like cough, dermatitis, and inflammation of ear, nose, throat.
Croup Symptoms, Hospital Readmissions Reduced With Glucocorticoids
Children with croup who were given glucocorticoids had reduced symptoms at 2 through 24 hours.
Adverse Birth Outcomes Up for Women With H1N1 Flu in ICU
Pregnant women admitted to ICU with flu more likely to deliver preterm infants, low birth-weight infants.
Flu Vaccination Safe for Hospitalized Patients
With vaccination, risks reduced for readmission, outpatient visits, fever, clinical evaluations for infection.
Nursing Intervention Promotes Better Sleep for Inpatients
Nighttime room entries reduced in unit where nurses received coaching, integrated SIESTA.
Flu Vaccine Cuts Flu-Related Hospitalization in COPD Patients
Flu-positive patients have higher crude mortality and critical illness vs flu-negative patients.
Racial Disparities May Have Widened After Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Implementation
Racial disparities may be widening within safety-net hospitals for non-HRRP-targeted conditions.
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