2022
An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital
Li L, Kulp W, Krieg H, Aptaker D, Klink B, Knox D, Pincus HA. An Initiative to Improve Performance on a National Transition of Care Measure and to Reduce Readmissions in an Academic Psychiatric Hospital. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 205-213. PMID: 35193810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospitals, PsychiatricHumansPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPatient TransferQuality ImprovementConceptsQuality improvement projectReadmission ratesPsychiatric hospitalCompliance rateCause readmission rateDecrease hospital readmissionsClinical decision support toolAcademic psychiatric hospitalAdverse patient outcomesImprovement projectClinical diagnosis dataHospital readmissionPreintervention periodCare measuresPatient outcomesCDS toolProvider complianceReadmissionCDS toolsHospitalOutcome metricsPrimary measureYear 2Year 3Diagnosis data
2019
Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Weerahandi H, Li L, Bao H, Herrin J, Dharmarajan K, Ross JS, Kim KL, Jones S, Horwitz LI. Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 432-437. PMID: 30954133, PMCID: PMC6486375, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesSNF dischargeRetrospective cohort studySNF lengthHeart failureHF hospitalizationComposite outcomeCohort studyNursing facilitiesService beneficiaries 65Heart failure hospitalizationRisk of readmissionHazard rate ratiosFailure hospitalizationUnplanned readmissionHF diagnosisHospital dischargePostdischarge outcomesSNF stayMedicare patientsMedicare feeHome transitionPatientsReadmissionDay 3