Readmissions After Emergency General Surgery
With hospital readmission rates following surgery being increasingly used as a marker of quality...
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Making the Case for Early ID Specialist Involvement
In hospital settings, specialists are often consulted when managing patients with complex...
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Surgical Readmissions and Quality of Care
Throughout the United States, reducing the rates of hospital readmissions has become a top...
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Reducing Readmissions in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
In the United States, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and...
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Enhancing Patient Satisfaction After ED Visits
Efforts to improve the care experience for ED patients have the potential for wide-ranging...
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A Look at Recidivism in COPD Management
COPD is a group of progressively debilitating respiratory conditions, including emphysema and...
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Strategies for Reducing Hospital Readmissions
The costs associated with hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge are high. CMS and other...
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Total Knee Arthroplasty Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Approximately 600,000 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are performed each year in the United...
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Overnight Admissions After Younger Pediatric Tonsillectomy
In 1996, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and...
Read MoreHow to Lower 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates
As new Medicare rules kick in, some 2,200 hospitals nationwide are facing financial penalties for 30-day readmission rates for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Medicare payments will be lowered by...
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Discharging Patients After Elective PCI
Among Medicare recipients, PCI is one of the most commonly performed cardiac procedures in the...
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Post-Acute Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
The quality of care coordination is important to the United States healthcare system as hospital...
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