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March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Patients who received self-care instructions from nurses using the teach-back method, retained information but it did not reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates.
January 23, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving care transitions after a hospital medical/surgical discharge should focus on emergency department use as well readmission rates.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The rapid entry process involves integrating technology into hospital routines and implementing complementary changes in staff culture. As part of the process, patients undergo a quick electronic registration ...
June 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Hospital units designed specifically for the care of older patients could save as much as $6 billion a year, a study from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) finds. In a randomized controlled trial, patients in “acute care for elder ...
February 23, 2012 | Journal Article
By measuring increased driving time to the nearest emergency department (ED), this study examines ED access and adverse patient outcomes or changes in patient health profiles. Using acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, the study looks at whet ...
October 19, 2005 | Journal Article
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most common bariatric procedure currently used in the treatment of morbid obesity. This retrospective study presents rates and indications for inpatient hospital use before and after RYGB for Californians recei ...
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.
June 15, 2011 | Journal Article
Patients with time-sensitive conditions are adversely affected when the nearest emergency department is temporarily not available.
May 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Although geographic access to emergency departments has deteriorated in only a small number of communities, these communities tended to be poor, unemployed or Hispanic, suggesting an increasing disparity in access to emergency care.