Transitions of Care
Quality
Hotspotting does not reduce readmissions
Does the addition of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Provider’s care-transition program prevent hospital readmission in high utilizers of...
Clinical
Post–acute kidney injury proteinuria predicts subsequent kidney disease progression
Does the degree of proteinuria after an episode of acute kidney injury (AKI) predict subsequent loss of kidney function?
Clinical
Hospital-level care at home for acutely ill adults may be as safe as inpatient care
Does hospital-level care at home reduce health care cost, usage, and readmission rates?
SHM Converge
Hospitalists play key role in advance care planning
It’s important to distinguish advance care planning from advance directives.
Quality
Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced...
SHM Converge
Making sense of LAMA discharges
There is no evidence that insurance companies will not pay for LAMA discharges.
Practice Management
Hospital at Home: Delivering hospital-level care without the hospital
The future of HaH depends on development of a common payment model that will be adopted beyond the pandemic.
SHM Converge
Survey offers a snapshot of nationwide COVID-19 discharge practices
More than one-quarter of sites (27%) gave little or no guidance for clinical discharge critera,” while 14% gave very specific detailed algorithms...
Clinical
In-hospital mobility impairment in older MI patients predicts postdischarge functional decline
Does in-hospital mobility of older patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction predict overall functional decline after discharge?
Clinical
Higher 10-day mortality of lower-acuity patients during times of increased ED crowding
Does ED crowding affect 10-day mortality for patients triaged as lower acuity who do not require inpatient hospitalization and are discharged home...