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For patients with peripheral arterial disease who are discharged following peripheral arterial revascularization

About One in Six Readmitted Post-Revascularization for PAD

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Most common causes of readmission were procedural complications, sepsis, diabetes complications
Overall 30-day mortality does not differ for patients treated by locum tenens and non-locum tenens internal medicine physicians

30-Day Mortality No Different for Treatment by Locum Tenens

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Findings among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries treated by general internal medicine doctors
Cardiovascular disease hospitalization rates have declined in recent years among individuals with and those without diabetes

1998 to 2014 Saw Drop in CVD Hospitalization Rates in Diabetes

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Rates of CVD hospitalizations remained two to four times higher for those with versus without diabetes
Patients cared for in the hospital by their own primary care physician have longer length of stay and are more likely to be discharged home than those cared for by hospitalists or other generalists

PCP Care in Hospital Linked to Resource Use, Outcome

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Patients cared for by own primary care physician have longer length of stay, lower 30-day mortality
Implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program is associated with a reduction in readmissions for patients with heart failure but also with an increase in mortality

AHA: Program Cuts Heart Failure Readmits But May Up Mortality

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Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program tied to drop in heart failure readmissions at 30 days, 1 year
Influenza vaccination in the pediatric emergency department setting appears to be a cost-effective strategy

Influenza Vaccines in Pediatric ERs Likely Cost-Effective

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Vaccinating all patients saves $33.51 per flu case averted, averages 27 fewer cases per 1,000 patients
Most patients presenting to the emergency department with a primary diagnosis of syncope are discharged and have a favorable prognosis

Favorable Prognosis for Syncope Patients Discharged From ER

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Readmission rates below 1 percent for those hospitalized and those discharged, not hospitalized
Emergency departments are increasingly a major source of medical care in the United States

ERs Contribute Large Portion of Medical Care Delivery

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Percentage of care delivered by emergency departments increased between 1996 and 2010

September 2017 Briefing – Nursing

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

September 2017 Briefing – Critical Care

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for September 2017. This roundup includes the...