CardioExchange Archive

August 7th, 2012

Reducing MI Readmissions: Time to Turn Objectives into Practice

Betsy Bradley, Ph.D.

A survey finds that while most hospitals have a stated objective to reduce AMI readmissions, adoption of actual strategies to achieve that goal is another matter.

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February 24th, 2012

A Call for Help to Reduce Readmissions

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

The national focus on readmissions (e.g., Partnership for Patients) has yet to yield improvements in performance. Many clinicians and hospitals are seeking help in their efforts to reduce readmission rates. Hospital to Home, a national quality improvement initiative led by the American College of Cardiology and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has posted a list of […]

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November 29th, 2011

Study Finds 10% of PCI Patients Readmitted to Hospital Within 30 Days

Larry Husten, PHD

Nearly 1 in 10 PCI patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study is a good example of the increased focus on rehospitalization, which is being used more frequently as a key measure of outcome. Farhan Khawaja and colleagues analyzed data from 15,498 […]

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February 15th, 2011

Study Sheds Light on Racial Disparities in Hospital Readmissions

Larry Husten, PHD

Although many studies in recent years have explored the issue of racial disparities in health care, a new study scrutinizes the effect of race on hospital readmissions, an area that has not been previously examined. In a report appearing in JAMA, Karen Joynt and colleagues examined Medicare data to study readmissions after hospitalizations for acute […]

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