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January 23, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving care transitions after a hospital medical/surgical discharge should focus on emergency department use as well readmission rates.
September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Lower respiratory infection (LRI) is the leading cause of hospitalization for many nursing home residents. However, hospitalization under these circumstances can be costly and the benefits to the patient have not been widely studied. This study comp ...
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Although the number of patients admitted to the hospital with concurrent diagnoses of alcohol and drug addiction (ADAA) rose, as did the costs associated with these hospitalizations, U.S. spending on ADAA treatment fell. Medicaid and Medicare bore the brunt of this spending, paying for 70 percent of hospitalizations with a concurrent ADAA diagnosis.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving the hospital nurse work environment can prevent readmissions for three common conditions.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Over the past decade, rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) hospitalizations for older Medicare patients have decreased.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study found that four of 11 programs that were part of the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration, reduced hospitalizations by 8 percent to 33 percent among high-risk enrollees.
February 23, 2012 | Journal Article
By measuring increased driving time to the nearest emergency department (ED), this study examines ED access and adverse patient outcomes or changes in patient health profiles. Using acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, the study looks at whet ...
October 19, 2005 | Journal Article
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most common bariatric procedure currently used in the treatment of morbid obesity. This retrospective study presents rates and indications for inpatient hospital use before and after RYGB for Californians recei ...
August 1, 0200 | Journal Article
Overall hospitalization rates for youth decreased during the past two decades as a result, in part, of a shift from inpatient to outpatient management of many conditions.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Older Americans are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital quickly if they live alone, lack self-management skills, have limited education, or do not receive the help they need for daily living functions, according to analysis of recent Medicare data.