Search results for "Transitions of care"
Many patients don't understand discharge summaries
A week after hospital discharge, even patients who claim to have understood their discharge summaries often have difficulty describing their diagnosis and follow-up plan, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/27/5.htm
27 Aug 2013
Low cognition at discharge may impede elderly patients' self-care
Joint guidelines released for recognition, accreditation of patient-centered medical homes
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/15/6.htm
15 Mar 2011
Textbook edition reflects evolution of hospital medicine
The first update of “Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine” exemplifies how hospital medicine has evolved and the skills that hospitalists need to have.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/textbook.htm
1 Feb 2017
Transitional care management yields benefit but is used rarely, study finds
A study described transitional care management as a promising delivery model innovation, but an editorial cautioned that payments may not be high enough to justify the extra work involved or may be targeted to the wrong place in the health care system.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2018
Creating a blueprint for genomic medical training
Genomics education should be integrated into existing paradigms for teaching about health and disease, because the intersection of the patient-centered medical home and genomics requires primary care physicians and specialists with advanced genetics training as necessary links to effective care delivery.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/genomics.htm
1 Sep 2009
ACP supports the “Care About Your Care” initiative
ACP has joined with many other organizations to help improve care transitions and reduce avoidable readmissions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/8.htm
5 Feb 2013
How today's health care teams can play to win
Chronic, complex diseases require a team approach. The size of these teams is growing, as is the types of people involved in them. Internists must be key players to provide high-value, cost-conscious care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2011
Successful bariatric surgery requires planning, prep
This issue covers topics such as bariatric surgery, care for patients in an urban environment, and screening options for hepatitis C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2016
CME credits available in patient safety supplement
A supplement to the March 5 Annals of Internal Medicine, which offers 11 CME credits, focuses on a recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–funded project, “Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/05/7.htm
5 Mar 2013
Hospital-initiated transition interventions may improve stroke, MI outcomes
Transition-of-care interventions initiated in the hospital can help improve outcomes in adult patients with stroke and myocardial infarction (MI), according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/09/18/5.htm
18 Sep 2012