Meeting
Abstract Number: 256
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospital readmissions remain highly prevalent despite being the target of policies and financial penalties. Evidence comparing effectiveness and costs of interventions to reduce readmissions is lacking, leaving healthcare systems with little guidance on how to improve quality and avoid costly penalties. Effective interventions likely need to bridge inpatient and outpatient settings, incorporate information technology, […]
Abstract Number: 262
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The HOSPITAL score is an internationally validated risk assessment to identify patients at risk of 30 day readmission for adults discharged from an inpatient medical department.1The HOSPITAL score is validated for all hospital admissions – acute and chronic. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of the HOSPITAL score to predict […]
Abstract Number: 266
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Transitioning patient care between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFS) brings many challenges. Patient and family anxiety, unfamiliarity and even misinformation about SNFs increase the opportunity for unsatisfactory outcomes and readmissions to the hospital.. Previous research has demonstrated frequent and potentially harmful medication discrepancies during hospital to nursing home transitions, and low frequency of […]
Abstract Number: 293
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Observation units were initially intended to function as a short stay unit for lower acuity patients with specific diagnoses, however this traditional model is currently evolving. Rising health care costs and changing health care policy have resulted in an increase utilization of the observation unit and an expansion of diagnostic criteria to include more […]