Case Presentation: A 48‐year‐old man with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, congestive obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and cirrhosis presented complaining of progressive shortness of breath, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, slowly worsening over the last 4 years. He was diagnosed with cirrhosis by biopsy at an outside hospital. During this time, […]

Background: Communication between home health care agencies and referring facilities is important for comprehensive care for patients. Yet, both home health care providers and hospitalists feel that this communication is frequently lacking. Purpose: To implement weekly teleconferences to discuss patients recently discharged from the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR VAMC) who are initiating […]