2017
“They Need to Have an Understanding of Why They're Coming Here and What the Outcomes Might Be.” Clinician Perspectives on Goals of Care for Patients Discharged From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities
Feder SL, Britton M, Chaudhry SI. “They Need to Have an Understanding of Why They're Coming Here and What the Outcomes Might Be.” Clinician Perspectives on Goals of Care for Patients Discharged From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 55: 930-937. PMID: 29097273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelContinuity of Patient CareFamilyHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospital AdministratorsHumansInterviews as TopicNursesPatient Care PlanningPatient DischargePhysiciansProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchSkilled Nursing FacilitiesSocial WorkersConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesAcute care hospitalsSNF careHospital readmissionCare hospitalHospitalized patientsClinician's perspectiveNursing facilitiesUnplanned hospital readmissionGoals of careNumber of patientsExperience poor outcomesPoor patient outcomesGOC conversationsSNF cliniciansUnrealistic patientPoor outcomeGOC discussionsTreatment optionsPatient goalsPatient outcomesCare continuumPatient dissatisfactionDisease processPatients
2015
Hospital Variation in Quality of Discharge Summaries for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation
Al-Damluji MS, Dzara K, Hodshon B, Punnanithinont N, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Horwitz LI. Hospital Variation in Quality of Discharge Summaries for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: 77-86. PMID: 25587091, PMCID: PMC4303507, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of dischargeDischarge summary qualityDischarge summariesHeart failureHeart Failure Outcome StudyHeart failure exacerbationHospital-level variationHospital-level performanceSingle-site studyMedian hospitalHospital courseDischarge weightHospital variationVolume statusAdverse outcomesOutcome studiesConsensus conferencePatientsHospitalCare toolsPhysiciansInadequate qualityDaysExacerbationSummaryAssociation of Discharge Summary Quality With Readmission Risk for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation
Salim Al-Damluji M, Dzara K, Hodshon B, Punnanithinont N, Krumholz HM, Chaudhry SI, Horwitz LI. Association of Discharge Summary Quality With Readmission Risk for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Exacerbation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: 109-111. PMID: 25587092, PMCID: PMC4303529, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.001476.Peer-Reviewed Original Research