Tag: Hospitals
Patient Involvement May Promote Hand Washing in the Hospital
More research needed on best way for patients to promote health care providers hand hygiene
Risk Tool Predicts Pressure Injuries in Hospitalized Children
Braden QD Scale reliably predicts pressure injuries related to immobility, medical devices
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Differs With Time of Day
Survival lower for in-hospital cardiac arrest that happens overnight and/or on weekends
Charting Intervention Improves Geriatric Assessment Notes
Includes templates, education, outreach, reminders for documenting function, cognition, care planning
For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives
Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
Scripted Callbacks Do Not Prevent 30-Day Returns of ER Discharges
No reduction in ER/hospital return rates or death for older adults who receive telephone follow-up
Self-Reported Symptoms in Elderly Predict Readmission
Frail, elderly adults with shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, drowsiness more likely to be readmitted
Rx Discrepancies Common in Hospital Discharge Summaries
In audit, 68 percent of electronic discharge summaries for older patients had discrepancies
Observation Care Cost Saving in Commercially-Insured Patients
Total, out-of-pocket spending considerably lower for observation care; both increased from '09 to '13
C. Difficile + Kidney Injury Admissions Are Up
Despite increase in admissions, inpatient mortality improved from 2003 to 2012
