Effect of remote monitoring on discharge to home, return to activity, and rehospitalization after hip and knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial
Importance Hip and knee arthroplasty are the most common inpatient surgical procedures
for Medicare beneficiaries in the US, with substantial variation in cost and quality. Whether …
for Medicare beneficiaries in the US, with substantial variation in cost and quality. Whether …
Assessment of potentially preventable hospital readmissions after major surgery and association with public vs private health insurance and comorbidities
Importance Rehospitalization after major surgery is common and represents a significant
cost to the health care system. Little is known regarding the causes of these readmissions …
cost to the health care system. Little is known regarding the causes of these readmissions …
Hospital transfer rates among US nursing home residents with advanced illness before and after initiatives to reduce hospitalizations
EP McCarthy, JA Ogarek, L Loomer… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hospital transfers among nursing home residents in the United States who have
been diagnosed with advanced illnesses and have limited life expectancy are often …
been diagnosed with advanced illnesses and have limited life expectancy are often …
Utilization of machine learning to model important features of 30-day readmissions following surgery for metastatic spinal column tumors: the influence of frailty
Study Design Retrospective cohort study Objective The aim of this study was to determine
the relative importance and predicative power of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) on …
the relative importance and predicative power of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) on …
Comparing deprivation vs vulnerability index performance using Medicare beneficiary surgical outcomes
Importance Health care researchers, professionals, payers, and policymakers are
increasingly relying on publicly available composite indices of area-level socioeconomic …
increasingly relying on publicly available composite indices of area-level socioeconomic …
Readmission rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the hospital readmissions reduction program: an interrupted time series analysis
Background Hospital readmission rates decreased for myocardial infarction (AMI), heart
failure (CHF), and pneumonia with implementation of the first phase of the Hospital …
failure (CHF), and pneumonia with implementation of the first phase of the Hospital …
A shot in the arm for new antibiotics
K Outterson - Nature biotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
To the Editor—On 1 October, a new US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
rule comes into effect that enhances economic incentives for newer antibiotics administered …
rule comes into effect that enhances economic incentives for newer antibiotics administered …
Admitting service and outcome for small bowel obstruction
C Thacker, C Lauer, K Nealon… - The American …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common admission diagnosis. Prior
research has shown improved length of stay and time to operation for SBO patients on …
research has shown improved length of stay and time to operation for SBO patients on …
Impact of hospital readmissions reduction program penalties on hip and knee replacement readmissions: comparison of hospitals at risk of varying penalty amounts
Background: Little is known about the impact of the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services' Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) expansion to include …
Services' Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) expansion to include …
Association of discharge to home vs institutional postacute care with outcomes after lower extremity joint replacement
RE Burke, A Canamucio, E Medvedeva… - JAMA Network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Changes in financial incentives have led to more patients being discharged
home than to institutional forms of postacute care, such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) …
home than to institutional forms of postacute care, such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) …