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Pharmacist involvement in medication dispensing and discharge counseling for COPD patients led to reduced 30- and 60-day readmissions.
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Adding Pharmacists to the COPD Care Team
Pharmacist involvement in medication dispensing and discharge counseling for COPD patients led to reduced 30- and 60-day readmissions.
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Airway Clearance Therapy for COPD Patients
Part of the ongoing effort to reduce COPD rehospitalizations involves a renewed focus on airway clearance therapy via remote monitoring for adherence and prevention.
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Telehealth Follow-up Tied to Increased ED Returns, Hospitalizations
Telehealth follow-up consultations following an ED visit were associated with 28 more repeat ED encounters and nearly 11 more return hospital admissions per 1000 patients compared with in-person follow-ups, UCLA research suggests.
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Neonatal Patients on ECMO with CV or GI Conditions at Risk for Readmission
Neonatal patients on ECMO who also had cardiovascular or gastrointestinal conditions were at greater risk for readmission within the first year of their initial discharge.
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COVID-19 Readmission, Mortality Greater in Discharged Patients
Compared to the general population, people who had been hospitalized for COVID-19—and survived for at least one week after discharge—were more than twice as likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital in the next several months.
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Texas Sues Federal Government Over Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate
An attorney general is suing the Biden administration over its recent order requiring health workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Using Ultraviolet Light to Kill Coronavirus
Different wavelengths of UV light work better than others for inactivating viruses, and this depends on how well the wavelengths are absorbed by the virus’s DNA or RNA.
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Student Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees
In early September, the Biden administration announced that workers at health care facilities, including hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, would be required to receive covid vaccines.
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NIV for COPD: Preventing Readmissions
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a growing problem in the U.S. and across the world. This chronic lung condition includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and involves persistent, non-reversible airflow limitation.
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Hospitals Often Outsource Important Services to Companies that Prioritize Profit Over Patients
Over the past few years there has been a fast-growing trend of hospitals outsourcing clinically relevant services – like anesthesiology and emergency medicine.
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Loyola Medicine Mandating Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Loyola Medicine and Trinity Health (Chicago, Ill) today announced the national health system will require all colleagues, doctors, contractors and those conducting business in its healthcare facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective immediately.
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COPD Hospitalizations Dropped 53% During COVID-19 Public Health Response
A drop in circulating seasonal respiratory viruses like influenza during the COVID-19 public health response is likely responsible for a significant reduction in COPD hospitalizations.
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Lean Management Tied to Positive Hospital Performance
A study on the impact of Lean management for hospital-wide performance found that a higher degree implementation led to improvements in costs and readmissions.
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Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
Hospitals throughout the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first coronavirus vaccines.
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Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients
Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many of which are still wrestling with the financial fallout of the unexpected coronavirus, will get lower payments for all Medicare patients because of their history of readmitting patients, federal records show.
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Amid a Raging Pandemic, The US Faces a Nursing Shortage. Can We Close The Gap?
The extraordinary number of people flooding US hospitals has shined a spotlight on another crisis: the country’s nursing shortage.
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The Positive Impact of Marijuana Use in Patients Hospitalized with COPD Exacerbation
Those hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had lower odds of in-hospital mortality if they were users of marijuana compared with nonusers, new research finds.
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Childhood Asthma and Future Respiratory Morbidity
Childhood asthma is linked with an increased risk of respiratory disease-related hospital admissions and death, a new study in Respiratory Medicine shows.
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COPD Readmissions Less Likely for Pulmonary Rehab Patients
COPD patients who participate in pulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days of hospitalization are less likely to require readmission.
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What Are the Major Factors that Contribute to Hospital Readmissions Due to Influenza?
Those patients who are hospitalized due to complications from influenza tend to return to the hospital for readmission most commonly because of issues related to infection, and problems with the cardiovascular or respiratory systems, according to results published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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Aerosol Delivery and COPD Readmissions
Proper aerosol therapy adherence for COPD patients can help prevent and reduce 30-day COPD readmissions rates for hospitals, but compliance can rely on finding the right technology.
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Telehealth Pulmo Rehab Program Cut 30-day COPD Readmissions
Pulmonary rehabilitation delivered to COPD patients via telehealth videos helped reduce 30-day all-cause COPD readmissions by 11.9%.
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RT On-demand Webinar: Preventing COPD Readmissions
RT Magazine’s free webinar on reducing and preventing COPD readmissions is now available for on-demand viewing.
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Readmissions Risk Jumps 3% Every Day Spent Hospitalized
Every day spent in the hospital increases a patient’s readmission likelihood 2.9%, including chronic diseases like COPD.
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