Articles Tagged With: inpatient
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Permanent Contraception Procedures?
A national review of inpatient permanent contraception procedures between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2020, demonstrated that the rate of procedures decreased in 2020 compared with 2019, with the steepest monthly decline (14.5%) being between February and April 2020, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C. auris: Active Screening Interrupts Transmission
The ability for emerging fungal threat Candida auris to move undetected across the healthcare continuum via asymptomatic colonized patients capable of transmitting the pathogen raises a compelling question.
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Youth Spend Days in EDs Waiting for Psychiatric Inpatient Care
Negative care outcomes, treatment delays, risk of injury (to patients, family, or staff), and poor satisfaction are undesirable outcomes resulting from boarding.
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Evaluation of an Inpatient Postpartum Human Papillomavirus Immunization Program
In this cohort study, results from two years of an inpatient postpartum HPV vaccination program are presented. Overall, their results show an increased rate of immunization (hazard ratio of 2.51) and an increased proportion of women completing the vaccination series (35.8% of those receiving an inpatient dose completed the series compared to 9.3% of those who did not get the inpatient dose).
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Post-Acute Care Transitions Were Problematic in Pandemic-Ravaged Areas
The continuum of care hit roadblocks in some U.S. cities as the COVID-19 pandemic made post-acute care transitions extremely challenging. In New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic in March and April 2020, case managers needed to transition patients from acute care beds quickly, but had to adjust to surge obstacles to their usual post-acute options, according to the results of a recent study.
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The Basic Elements of Healthcare Reimbursement, Part 2
This month will continue the discussion of healthcare reimbursement by third-party payers. We began last month with a review of the diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) and associated terminology. We will continue by reviewing how medical records are coded followed by the new MS-DRGs implemented in 2007.
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New Research Suggests More Data on Readmissions Can Help
A recent study of Medicare data revealed facilities have many opportunities to improve readmissions — to either a medical or psychiatric hospital — after psychiatric hospitalization.
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Outpatient Foley Catheter for Induction of Labor in Nulliparous Women
In this randomized controlled trial among nulliparous patients with low Bishop scores, outpatient placement of a Foley catheter the day prior to scheduled admission, when compared to inpatient placement, showed a decreased mean time from admission to delivery.
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Case Shows How EMTALA Can Apply to Inpatients
The case of Moses v. Providence Healthcare System is a good illustration of how a court can interpret the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in a surprising way, says Ann Lambrecht, RN, BSN, JD, FASHRM, senior risk specialist with Coverys, a Boston-based company that provides insurance, risk management, and claims service for caregivers who are located in the Northeast.
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T&A in inpatients versus ambulatory patients
There are a significant number of pediatric patients who have tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in ambulatory settings despite the higher rates of complications in younger patients and patients with more comorbidities, according to recently published research.