hospital readmission Archives

hospital readmission

‘Post-hospital syndrome’ in NEJM

January 11, 2013

“Post-Hospital Syndrome — An Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk,” in The New England Journal of Medicine, presents “post-hospital syndrome”…

Association of Changing Hospital Readmission Rates With Mortality Rates After Hospital Discharge

July 20, 2017

A study to examine the correlation of paired trends in hospital 30-day readmission rates and hospital 30-day mortality rates after…

Can teach-back reduce hospital readmissions?

March 11, 2014

A study shows this method helps educators focus on topics the patient doesn’t fully grasp.

Factors associated with readmission identified

May 14, 2015

According to a study in Medical Care Research and Review, the highest rates of readmission occur in patients aged 65…

RWJ Foundation offers free CE program on reducing hospital readmissions

May 11, 2013

The Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation is offering a free continuing education course for nurses and other healthcare providers on…

Study: Appropriate nurse staffing lowers hospital readmission rates

October 11, 2013

In a study published by Health Affairs, hospitals with higher nurse staffing had 25% lower odds of being penalized for…

Study: Reduced LOS reduces readmission, mortality

December 11, 2012

A study of 129 Veterans Administration hospitals published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that hospitals reduced length of…

What are the most common causes of hospital readmissions?

March 20, 2019

A report from AHRQ notes that the highest hospital readmission rate in 2016 was for blood diseases, followed by neoplasms.…

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