Meeting
Abstract Number: 132
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Despite recent advancements in the medical management of acute and chronic Heart Failure (HF), smooth transitions of care for patients hospitalized with HF remain elusive for most health care systems. Use of home health services and other ancillary services have been promoted in recent years as a means of reducing readmission rates among HF […]
Abstract Number: 316
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Communication is critical to high-quality care transitions, yet little is known about the quality of information transfer from the hospital to home health care (HHC) setting. We performed a cross-sectional survey of HHC nurses and staff to evaluate their perspective on the completeness of medical information transferred from hospitals to HHC agencies in Colorado. […]
Abstract Number: 322
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: In 2012, nearly one-third of older adults (>65 years) with Medicare discharged to home after hospitalization were referred for home health care (HHC) services. Care coordination between healthcare settings is frequently inadequate. We sought to describe care coordination challenges and potential solutions from the perspective of HHC nurses. Methods: We conducted a qualitative descriptive […]
Abstract Number: 452
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
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 […]