COPD HOSPITALIZATION AND READMISSION

COPD Patient 30-Day Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

The purpose of this white paper is to describe the causes of unacceptably high 30-day readmission rates and to identify the principles and components of a ...

Readmission rate for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

The readmission rate following hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations is extremely high and has become a common and ...

30-day Readmission After an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic ...

Of the 52 readmissions, 46.2% were hospital- ized due to COPD exacerbation, 19.2% due to pneumonia,. 15.4% due to cardiovascular diseases, 1.9% due to lung can-.

Prevention of COPD Readmissions: A Work in Progress

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program was enacted to reduce rising costs of health care for Medicare beneficiaries due to readmissions for ...

30-Day Readmission Rate of Patients with COPD

The 30-day readmission rate was 20.3%, revisit rate to the emergency room within 30 days after discharge was 3.4%, and in-hospital mortality rate was 1.7%.

Mortality and Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...

COPD affects 12.7 million Americans, and annually, about 800,000 patients are hospitalized with COPD (2). Of these, one in five patients are ...

Predicting and preventing hospital readmission for exacerbations of ...

More than a third of patients hospitalised for acute exacerbation of COPD are readmitted to hospital within 90 days. Healthcare professionals and service ...

Reduce COPD Readmissions with These Proven Strategies

Several evidence-based frameworks that are not disease-specific have proven effective in reducing hospital readmissions. These general frameworks include ...

Risk factors and associated outcomes of hospital readmission in ...

COPD-related readmissions are associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates. •. Prevalence of COPD readmission varies between countries. •. Determinants of ...

UB researcher developing algorithm to lower hospital readmission ...

A patient with COPD receives supplemental oxygen. COPD patients experience high rates of early hospital readmission, UB pharmacy researcher ...

Preventing AECOPD Readmissions Despite Social Risk Factors

In 2013, CMS identified the readmission of patients hospitalized for COPD as a measure for hospital performance. ... Hospitals across the country are assessed on ...

Economic, Sociodemographic Factors Affect COPD Hospitalization ...

The study also found that patients ages 75 to 90 accounted for the highest percentage of readmissions, except for those treated for AECOPD. In ...

Effects of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on COPD ...

Readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are a major contributor to healthcare costs and patient outcomes. The Hospital Readmissions ...

Reducing Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

Although this would suggest that the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program penalty was ineffective for COPD, COPD readmissions had decreased at an earlier time ...

The impact of Hospital Readmission Reduction Program on chronic ...

Findings showed previous hospitalizations were a significant risk factor for COPD readmissions, but because risk factors of COPD readmissions ...

Hospital Readmission Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Factors associated with readmission and time to readmission were identified using logistic and Cox regression, respectively. Results The rates of COPD-related ...

Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates For Copd Patients - EliScholar

The purpose of this DNP project was to reduce 30-day readmissions and improve quality of care by developing and implementing a standardized Discharge Care ...

Comorbidity and thirty-day hospital readmission odds in chronic ...

Readmissions following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent and costly. Multimorbidity is common in ...

Risk factors of hospitalization and readmission of patients with ...

There are a number of potential modifiable factors that are independently associated with a higher risk of COPD exacerbation requiring admission ...

Reducing COPD Hospitalizations & Readmissions with Post-Acute ...

Pulmonary specialists and respiratory therapists offer the most targeted treatment for COPD. Pulmonary rehab can reduce readmissions by over ...