Author: New Mexico. Department of Health. Division of Mental HealthPublisher:
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Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
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Discharges from and Readmissions to Las Vegas Medical Center
Author: New Mexico. Department of Health. Division of Mental HealthPublisher:
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Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
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Nevada Hospital Discharge Data
Author: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Center for Health Information AnalysisPublisher:
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Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
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Patient Readmissions After Hospital Discharge
Author: Lauren Lapointe-ShawPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Many readmissions after hospital discharge may be preventable through improved transitional care. This thesis seeks to inform clinical practice and policy development to reduce avoidable readmissions. The three included projects use health administrative data to examine the post-discharge care processes and outcomes for patients hospitalized in Ontario, Canada. In the first study, we compared the outcomes for patients discharged during the extended December holiday to outcomes for patients discharged from hospital at other times, over a 14 year period. We found that December holiday-discharged patients were at greater risk of 30-day death or readmission, while also being less likely to have outpatient physician follow-up within 14 days of discharge. The second study evaluated the effects of a physician financial incentive (an additional billing code) on timely follow-up after discharge. Despite physician uptake of the incentive code, there was no change in 14-day follow-up rates after incentive introduction, suggesting that it was not effective in changing physician behavior. In our third study, we compared the outcomes of post-discharge patients receiving a community pharmacy-based medication review to those not receiving one. Among older adults filling a prescription in a community pharmacy, receipt of a medication review was associated with a reduced rate of 30-day death or readmission. These thesis findings provide evidence to support decision- and policymaking relating to the clinical care of patients transitioning home from hospital.
Is Your Patient Ready to Go Home?: A Discharge Guideline for Surgical Care
Author: NurhayatiPublisher: Syiah Kuala University Press
ISBN: 6232645898
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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This book is a tribute to nursing practices based on theoretical nursing and literature review. It presents important knowledge-building ideas in preparing patients for hospital discharge. Chapter I introduces the overview of hospital discharge. Chapter II discusses the Transitions’ Theory based on Meleis Middle Range Theory that can be used as the basic framework to guide the discharge transition concept which is relevant to the main concept of hospital discharge. Chapter III illustrates Self-Care Nursing Theory by Dorothea Elizabeth Orem and it’s an application in surgical care. Chapter IV has shown how the discharge planning process is going. Chapter V and VI discuss the discharge teaching process and how to develop a mini-teaching plan using METHOD. Chapter VII describes the discharge readiness for hospital discharge. Chapter VIII discuss the follow-up care program during the postdischarge phase.
Hospital Readmissions
Author: Vicky M. TabbotPublisher:
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Category : Diseases
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Outcome-focused health care requires analysis of quality indicators including hospital readmissions. Readmission analysis must include evaluating the adequacy of discharge instructions. The purpose of this descriptive, correlational study was to analyze the patient's level of understanding of discharge instructions. A convenience sample of 25 readmitted patients were surveyed. Analysis of the mean scores for each survey question identified areas in which some of the participants verbalized a lack of understanding. These areas included discharge instructions related to diet, activity, follow-up with physician, assistance received to prepare for care after discharge, and adequacy of time to think about and understand the discharge instructions prior to leaving the hospital.
Relationship of Length of Stay, Information, and Readiness for Discharge and the Unexpected/unscheduled Return for Care Post Hospital Discharge
Author: Nancee Bender RadtkePublisher:
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Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Factors that Influence Initial Hospital Readmission Within 30 Days of Discharge
Author: Sarah D. UrtelPublisher:
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Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Working Paper
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Languages : en
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This report is the fourth in a series of studies comparing patterns of care among patients with Medicare Advantage (MA) coverage and in Medicare's traditional fee-for-service (FFS) program. It is an expanded version of a preliminary report presented in September 2009, which compared utilization rates among MA and FFS hospital patients in the states of California and Nevada in 2006 based on publicly available hospital discharge data compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This report extends AHIP's earlier comparisons of MA and FFS hospital patients in California and Nevada to an additional year and several other states, and it also attempts to refine the measures in several ways. In general, it appears that the wider range of states and measures presented in this report continue to verify the results of our earlier comparisons of MA and FFS utilization: lower risk-adjusted rates of inpatient days and readmissions, sometimes by quite large amounts.
Aging Well
Author: Jean GalianaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811321647
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliative care accessible in all healthcare settings and the home, enabling aging-in-place, financing long-term care, improving care coordination and access to care, delivering hospital-level and emergency care in the home and retirement community settings, merging health and social care, supporting people living with dementia and their caregivers, creating communities and employment opportunities that are accessible and welcoming to those of all ages and abilities, and combating the stigma of aging. The innovative programs of support and care in Aging Well serve as models of excellence that, when put into action, move health spending toward a sustainable path and greatly contribute to the well-being of older adults.
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