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Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted the Readmissions Reduction Program to incentivize improvements in care transitions for patients with several common and serious illnesses, including heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia, and more recently COPD exacerbations. The HOSPITAL score has been shown to accurately identify medical patients at high-risk for 30-day […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted the Readmissions Reduction Program to incentivize improvements in care transitions for patients with several common and serious illnesses, including heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia, and more recently COPD exacerbations. The HOSPITAL score has been shown to accurately identify medical patients at high-risk for 30-day […]
Abstract Number: 77
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Disparities in screening mammography use persist among low-income women, even those who are insured, despite the proven mortality benefit. We evaluated the prevalence of breast cancer screening non-adherence among hospitalized women and their receptivity to inpatient screening mammography as a novel approach to increase breast cancer screening rate. Methods: A cross sectional study was […]
Abstract Number: 308
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: In order to most efficiently improve transition of care, hospitals need to target intensive discharge interventions at those patients at high risk of unplanned readmission. The “HOSPITAL” score, derived previously in the US, is an easy to use prediction model that accurately identifies medical patients at high risk of readmission. It includes the following […]