Transitions of Care
Clinical
Mortality risks associated with emergency admission during weekends and public holidays
Clinical question: What factors contribute to increased mortality in weekend hospital admissions?
Clinical
Improving transitions for elderly patients
A new model for improving patient transitions from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities significantly decreased SNF length of stay, readmission...
From the Society
Identifying the right database
The potential for finding the answers to many patient-care questions probably lies in the EMR data you already have.
Practice Management
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Oct. 2017
A narrow focus on shortening hospital stay and weakening channels of communication may be leaving patients adrift in post-acute care.
From the Society
A game of telephone?
A student researcher learns that there is no such thing as perfect data.
Clinical
Improving our approach to discharge planning
A post-acute care placement prediction tool would help determine how to allocate discharge planning resources.
Quality
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Sept. 2017
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of...
From the Society
Student Hospitalist Scholars: The importance of shared mental models
It can be difficult to maintain quality patient care in a large health system with both increased census and increased handoffs.
Quality
How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
Clinical
Using EHR data to predict post-acute care placement
Discharge planning does not necessarily have to start late in the hospital stay.