Interactive Map: The Revolving Door Syndrome
February 11, 2013 | Interactive
This interactive map displays Dartmouth Atlas Project data on percent of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge in 2010 by region.
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The Revolving Door: A Report on U.S. Hospital Readmissions
February 11, 2013 | Report
Hospitals and their community allies made little progress from 2008 to 2010 at reducing hospital readmissions for elderly patients.
Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
January 23, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving care transitions after a hospital medical/surgical discharge should focus on emergency department use as well readmission rates.
Six Features of Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration Programs that Cut Hospital Admissions of High-Risk Patients
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.
Johns Hopkins Public Health School Study Finds Preventable Hospitalizations Common for Dual Medicare/Medicaid Enrollees
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
In a survey of more than 2,100 dual Medicare/Medicaid enrollees in six states, researchers found that 25 percent of all hospitalizations within one year were preventable.
Hospital Nursing and 30-Day Readmissions Among Medicare Patients With Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving the hospital nurse work environment can prevent readmissions for three common conditions.
New Study Shows Improving Nurses’ Work Environments and Staffing Ratios Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions for Medicare Patients
January 10, 2013 | News Release
A study in the current issue of Medical Care suggests that improving nurses’ work environment can help to reduce Medicare readmissions.
Association Between Ambulance Diversion and Survival Among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
June 15, 2011 | Journal Article
Patients with time-sensitive conditions are adversely affected when the nearest emergency department is temporarily not available.
Does Decreased Access to Emergency Departments Affect Patient Outcomes?
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 ...
Rising Closures of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.