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    Addiction Consultation and Medications for Substance Use Disorders Associated with Reduced 30-Day Readmission Rates

    • Michael Tozier, MD

    June 2, 2025

    Clinical question: In patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), do addiction consultations or medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and alcohol use disorder (MAUD)...

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    Language Discordance Increases Risk of Hospital Readmissions

    • Lucy Shi, MD

    April 1, 2025

    Clinical question: Does language discordance increase hospital readmissions or unplanned emergency department (ED) visits? Background: Studies have shown that language discordance impacts...

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    Reducing Avoidable Readmissions is an Important Focus for Hospitalists

    • Larry Beresford

    April 1, 2025

    Now in its 13th year, Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) continues to incentivize hospitals to do a better job of coordinating the care of patients they are discharging to...

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    Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex

    • Krystle Hernandez, MD

    January 1, 2025

    Clinical question: Are hospital mortality and readmission rates associated with physician sex, and do these associations vary by patient sex? Background: Prior studies indicate that physician...

  • Article

    Understanding Potentially Preventable 7-Day Readmission Rates in Medical Oncology Patients

    • Olga Prystupa, MD

    January 1, 2025

    Clinical question: What are the rates and the underlying risk factors for seven-day, unplanned, potentially preventable re-admission (PPR), among solid tumor patients in a medical oncology...

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    The Association of Hallway Boarding on Readmission and Mortality Rates

    • Diana Childers, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV

    May 1, 2023

    Dr. Childers Clinical question: Does inpatient hallway boarding increase in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality, or 30-day readmission rates? Background: Prior studies have reported that the...

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    Acute Care for the Elderly in the Home Environment Increased Physical Activity Levels While Lowering Costs, Health Care Use, and Readmissions

    • Raghava Nagaraj, MBBS, MPH, FACP, SFHM

    September 1, 2022

    Dr. Nagaraj Clinical question: Can hospital-level care be provided in the home environment to reduce costs without compromising the quality of care in the U.S.? Background: Inpatient care is...

  • Article

    Inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services decrease 90-day mortality and seven-day readmission rates, but not 30-day readmission rates or ED utilization

    • Anna Maria Muñoa, MD

    April 1, 2022

    Dr. Munoa Clinical question: Do inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services (AMCS) affect patient mortality and medical utilization post-discharge? Background:  AMCS are increasingly...

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    Hotspotting does not reduce readmissions

    • Sadie Trammell Velasquez, MD

    July 1, 2021

    Does the addition of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Provider’s care-transition program prevent hospital readmission in high utilizers of health care services?

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    Hospital acquisition had no significant change in the rate of readmission or mortality

    • Monica Midha, MD

    June 8, 2021

    How do hospital acquisitions or consolidations affect patient satisfaction, the rate of readmission, and the mortality rate?

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