• A virtual urgent care (VUC) pilot program in Ontario, Canada, had limited impact on in-person emergency department visits in 2021, according to a new study. (medscape.com)
  • In a prospective study involving more than 4000 patients, the rates of index-visit hospital admissions, 30-day emergency department visits, and overall hospital admissions were similar among patients who initially used virtual care and those who visited the emergency department. (medscape.com)
  • The rates of index visit hospital admissions (9.4% vs 8.7%), 30-day emergency department visits (17% vs 17.5%), and hospital admission (12.9% vs 11%) were similar between these groups. (medscape.com)
  • Through a partnership with the Worcester County Health Department (WCHD), Atlantic General has implemented PCMH standards and principles in all seven of its primary care practices, increasing access for patients needing non-emergency episodic care to reduce hospital admission rates and emergency department visits for these Medicare beneficiaries. (cms.gov)
  • In this issue of CMAJ , Yao and colleagues present findings from British Columbia, showing that visits to emergency departments for most reasons returned to baseline levels by the summer of 2021, following a dramatic decrease in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and have since shown a sustained increase. (cmaj.ca)
  • 1 Emergency departments are seeing patients of higher acuity, more visits for mental health and substance use and more patients requiring hospital admission. (cmaj.ca)
  • The Finnish study claims suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - a blood clot that usually develops in the legs and can prove fatal - accounts for 1-2% of all emergency department visits, while long A&E waits have been linked to more deaths, higher healthcare costs and staff burnout. (yahoo.com)
  • A recent EHRN analysis of EMR data found similar patterns to those presented here for overall emergency department (ED) visits, with a sharp decline (down roughly 50% of predicted ED visit volume) followed by slight recovery that has still left overall ED visits at about 65-70% of predicted volume as of the beginning of December 2020. (kff.org)
  • It accounts for 1% to 1.5% of emergency department visits, resulting in high hospital admission rates and significant medical costs. (aafp.org)
  • Syncope accounts for 1% to 1.5% of all emergency department visits, 250,000 annual hospital admissions, and a median hospital cost of $8,500. (aafp.org)
  • Newswise - Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma, however they are often irregular and inconsistent leading to an increase in hospital readmissions, new research has found. (reachmd.com)
  • It found only one in five participants visited their regular GP on more than 60 per cent of visits and 36 per cent saw a GP within seven days of being discharged from hospital for their asthma. (reachmd.com)
  • Early follow-up and frequent GP visits were associated with reduced ED presentations, hospital readmissions and improved asthma outcomes. (reachmd.com)
  • Murdoch Children's Dr Katherine Chen said there were opportunities to improve asthma care across the whole system including strengthening education around the importance of regular, proactive primary care visits, increasing access to GPs, addressing gaps in guideline practices for paediatric asthma management and improving communication between hospitals and GPs. (reachmd.com)
  • Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department (ED) visits . (mass.gov)
  • The ED visits measure includes patients who are treated and released in the ED, who are admitted as inpatients through the ED, and outpatient observation stays. (mass.gov)
  • DPH obtains information on Massachusetts residents who are discharged as inpatients (more than 23 hour hospital stay), outpatients (less than 24 hours hospital stay), and through emergency department (ED) visits data collected annually from CHIA. (mass.gov)
  • In Massachusetts, children younger than five years of age have had the highest rates of emergency department visits, outpatient observation stays, and hospitalization due to asthma. (mass.gov)
  • The growing cases of burn-related emergency department (ED) visits and increasing admissions of patients in hospitals mainly due to partial-thickness or second degree are some of the significant factors propelling the market growth. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • The rate of emergency department visits also increased significantly, according to the study, rising from 190.1 visits per 100,000 population in 2006 to 238.5 visits per 100,000 population in 2011. (medscape.com)
  • Emergency department visits for hypertension with complications and secondary hypertension also rose, from 71.2 per 100,000 population in 2006 to 84.7 per 100,000 population in 2011, while again, admission rates fell, dropping from 77.79% in 2006 to 68.75% in 2011. (medscape.com)
  • The primary outcome measures were the number of emergency visits, emergency admissions, inpatient days, and episodes of coercive (involuntary) care, compared at individual level before and after signing the brief admissions contract until end of follow-up. (lu.se)
  • The number of visits and days were modelled using random-effects Poisson regression models, and the relative changes in the expected numbers of days per time unit were reported as rate ratios (RRs). (lu.se)
  • FINDINGS: Of the 928 patients admitted to the psychiatric facility between April 1, 2018, and April 30, 2021, 60 were excluded, and a further 801 did not meet the inclusion criteria for age, previous emergency visits, or having at least three of the nine criteria of borderline personality disorder. (lu.se)
  • When his fever did not subside, the obstetrician referred him to the outpatient department of pediatrics, Kansai Medical University Kohri Hospital, Osaka, Japan. (cdc.gov)
  • The case prompted the hospital to consider the safety of admitting patients directly from outpatient clinics. (ahrq.gov)
  • In addition, providing this safeguard could decrease inappropriate ED referrals from outpatient physicians who may be reluctant to directly admit a relatively stable patient when the typical waiting time for a bed is several hours. (ahrq.gov)
  • Also, since FBT is an outpatient treatment, little research has examined whether or how the principles of FBT might be successfully adapted to an inpatient setting, and there is little other evidence in the literature to guide us on how to best treat children and adolescents with EDs while in hospital. (frontiersin.org)
  • But being classified as an outpatient, rather than being admitted, can increase out-of-pocket costs for patients. (brown.edu)
  • Zhanlian Feng Most patients see no difference between being admitted (inpatient) and being held overnight for observation (outpatient). (brown.edu)
  • In 2006 officials signaled an increase in audits of inpatient admissions, and in 2004 they allowed hospitals to change a patient's status retroactively from inpatient to outpatient with observation before discharge. (brown.edu)
  • Excess hospitalization demand means that patients receive unnecessary hospital services or those that are beyond their capacity to pay [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, the type of PEM among admitted under-five children, the associated morbidities, and duration of hospitalization and outcome at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu over a 10 year period is reviewed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hospitalization data are collected by the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) from all 74 Massachusetts acute care hospitals and satellite emergency facilities. (mass.gov)
  • Hospitalization data, by definition, exclude discharges from specialty hospitals (e.g., psychiatric), long-term care facilities, and federal hospitals that are exempt from state reporting requirements. (mass.gov)
  • Consequently, counts and rates should not be summed across the two measures of hospitalization. (mass.gov)
  • Adults age 65 years and older have the second highest rate of hospitalization due to asthma. (mass.gov)
  • process is assessing the appropriateness of The sample size was estimated to be 200 pa- hospitalization, from the appropriateness of tients per hospital according to a percentage admission through to the appropriate length of inappropriatene admissions of 15% [ 5 ] of stay. (who.int)
  • To determine the prevalence, risk factors, co-morbidities and case fatality rates of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) admissions at the paediatric ward of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, South-east Nigeria over a 10 year period. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the average 640 children (aged 0-18 years) were admitted into the paediatric wards annually and malnutrition accounted for nearly 3% of those admissions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ms Jones said the low rate of GP follow-up was worrisome given paediatric asthma care guidelines recommended a review after a hospital admission or ED presentation as well as ongoing regular checks-ins. (reachmd.com)
  • Of the former, motor vehicle-related injury accounted for 87.4%, with 81% of paediatric admissions due to pedestrian-related injuries. (scielo.org.za)
  • BACKGROUND: Brief admission by self-referral, a novel crisis intervention designed to reduce suicide and self-harm in adults, was adopted for adolescents in paediatric psychiatry in Malmö, Sweden, in 2018. (lu.se)
  • Eligible patients were those aged 13-17 years who were admitted to the psychiatric facility, who had at least one emergency visit or admission during the 6 months before admission, and had prominent features of instability and self-harm, corresponding to at least three of the nine criteria for borderline personality disorder as per the DSM-5 as assessed by a paediatric psychiatrist during the admission. (lu.se)
  • INTERPRETATION: Our findings suggest that brief admissions can be successfully implemented in paediatric psychiatry and appear to be an effective crisis management method for adolescents, associated with reduced demand for emergency care. (lu.se)
  • Methods This population-based, retrospective descriptive analysis of non-fatal, work-related injuries of workforce participants in Victoria, Australia, has compared data from workers compensation claims and ED presentation and hospital admission data sets for the period 2004-2011. (bmj.com)
  • At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to identify (1) common barriers to providing behavior-analytic care, (2) strategies that have proven useful for navigating these barriers, and (3) methods for training staff in the hospital setting. (abainternational.org)
  • METHODS: A retrospective chart review was made of 27 130 adult patients in a high volume, urban emergency department over an eight-year period who received first a non-rectal triage temperature and then a subsequent rectal temperature. (harvard.edu)
  • Methods In a retrospective cohort study, we screened 5 months of ID consult data for patients who left on OPAT from an urban hospital system (Fig 1). (researchgate.net)
  • Methods: This was a retrospective record review Trauma Unit admission from July 2012 to December 2015. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cependant, on en sait peu concernant cet impact Methods . (bvsalud.org)
  • Two kinds of cost accounting methods are used most frequently to inform provider payment rate setting: gross costing and micro-costing. (who.int)
  • METHODS: We did an observational longitudinal cohort study in The University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden, which provides the only psychiatric emergency unit with 24 h psychiatric facilities in Region Skåne. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions These study findings inform use of workers' compensation, ED presentation and hospital admission data sets as sources of information for surveillance of work-related injuries in countries where these types of data are routinely collected. (bmj.com)
  • Use of different data sources for work-related injury surveillance may lead to different conclusions regarding trends in injury rate and burden across labour force subgroups. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: There are significant differences between rectal temperatures and non-invasive triage temperatures in this emergency department cohort. (harvard.edu)
  • Conclusions -Dog bite rates are high and it may therefore be assumed that current preventative interventions are inadequate. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Lower dose opioids are not associated with increased admissions or deaths in patients with COPD and might be safe for symptom reduction in severe respiratory disease. (bmj.com)
  • This was an observational study design using administrative data at a 500-bed acute care teaching hospital. (nih.gov)
  • Acute enteritis was diagnosed, and the patient was admitted to the hospital on September 5. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 Given federal and provincial leaders' inertia over increasing acute care capacity, hospital leadership, staff and physicians are left without system-level supports and will remain in a perpetual state of crisis management to mitigate harms to patients and staff. (cmaj.ca)
  • Given higher rates of patients requiring admission, 1 lack of acute care hospital beds 5 and hospitals regularly operating beyond capacity, 4 boarding of admitted patients in emergency departments will continue. (cmaj.ca)
  • Acute decompensated heart failure is a common reason for presentation to the emergency department and is associated with high rates of admission to hospital. (ices.on.ca)
  • These recommendations update previous recommendations regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing of patients in acute-care hospital settings (1). (cdc.gov)
  • The revision was prompted by additional information regarding both the rates at which patients admitted to some acute-care hospitals have unrecognized HIV infection and the potential medical and public health benefits of recognizing HIV infection in persons who have not developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Since previous CDC recommendations regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing of patients in acute-care hospitals were published in 1987, studies have described HIV seroprevalence rates ranging from 0.3% to 6.0% among various patient populations (2-7). (cdc.gov)
  • In anonymous unlinked serologic surveys conducted by CDC, 0.2%-8.9% of persons receiving care in emergency departments and 0.1%-7.8% of persons admitted to acute-care hospitals were HIV antibody positive (8-10). (cdc.gov)
  • Voluntary and confidential HIV counseling and testing of patients in acute-care hospitals are useful for a) assisting in differential diagnosis of medical conditions, b) initiating early medical management of HIV infection, and c) informing infected persons or persons at risk for infection about behaviors that can prevent HIV transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Delayed or missed signs of acute inpatient deterioration outside of the ICU are associated with higher rates of severe illness and death. (ahrq.gov)
  • National guidelines (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)) were introduced in Scotland with the aim of achieving early identification of those with acute intracranial lesions yet safely reducing hospital admissions. (bmj.com)
  • To describe the burden of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and the infrastructure and current practices of SARI management in hospitals in Viet Nam. (who.int)
  • The diagnosis rate for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ({annual number of individual AIDS patients diagnosed and reported to the health department/annual number of discharges} x 1,000) was the only hospital-specific characteristic associated with hospital-specific seroprevalence. (cdc.gov)
  • Hospital readmission rates in Victoria have increased from one in three children within 12 months compared with one in four a decade ago. (reachmd.com)
  • Therefore, we performed a study to examine the effects of transitional care on self-care, readmission rates, and quality of life in adult patients with SLE. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Evaluations were conducted at baseline before discharge and at 3 months after discharge by using hospital readmission rate, the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale, and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item Health Survey for self-care and quality of life. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Additionally, the 30-day readmission rate for the patients in the transitional care group was significantly lower than in the usual care group, and this effect remained significant at 60 and 90 days after patient discharge. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In total, compared with those with other chronic illnesses, patients with SLE have the sixth highest hospital readmission rate in the USA [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Previous studies have shown that adequate self-care knowledge and skill are key factors for patients to reduce readmission rates and improve quality of life [ 15 , 16 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, it is urgent to develop targeted intervention to improve self-care, reduce readmission rates, and enhance quality of life in patients with SLE. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Primary outcome was incidence of adverse event (AE), a composite of either emergency department (ED) visit or all-cause 30-day readmission. (researchgate.net)
  • Most recently, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 includes a provision penalizing hospitals if they have high readmission rates. (brown.edu)
  • High-risk patients with cardiovascular or structural heart disease, history concerning for arrhythmia, abnormal electrocardiographic findings, or severe comorbidities should be admitted to the hospital for further evaluation. (aafp.org)
  • Patients with syncope and evidence of congestive heart failure or structural heart disease, abnormal electrocardiographic findings, or a family history of sudden death should be admitted to the hospital for emergent evaluation. (aafp.org)
  • The objective of this study was to analyze data on universal admission screening in a large tertiary care hospital and to correlate findings with SARS-CoV-2 activity in the public. (nature.com)
  • Many hospitals may admit patients who could have been treated as outpatients to increase the reimbursement from NRCMS, and patients often prefer to receive services as inpatients [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The hospital admissions measure includes patients who are admitted to the hospital and treated as inpatients. (mass.gov)
  • Since some patients enter the ED and are later admitted to the hospital as inpatients, these patients are included in both the ED visit and hospital admission dataset. (mass.gov)
  • A new study finds that more elderly patients in the emergency departments of hospitals are being held for observation rather than admitted as inpatients. (brown.edu)
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Nobody wins when patients stay in the hospital unnecessarily, so the federal government in recent years has pushed hospitals to be careful about admitting Medicare recipients as inpatients. (brown.edu)
  • Professor Youri Yordanov, chairman of the EUSEM 2023 abstract committee, said: "This study shows that point-of-care-ultrasound is able to provide swift and precise diagnoses for patients who come to emergency departments with suspected deep vein thrombosis. (yahoo.com)
  • ABSTRACT We measured the rate of inappropriate admissions, and associated factors, in 3 general hospitals in Egypt. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT A better understanding of risk factors for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission can inform interventions to improve neonatal survival. (who.int)
  • A retrospective study using case Notes, admission and mortality registers retrieved from the Hospital's Medical Records Department. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data was retrieved through the Hospital's Medical Records Department and included information on demographics (age, race, sex, payment system, admission date, length of stay and zip code). (cdc.gov)
  • Results 1681 (76%) patients were admitted to hospital, and 1129 (50%) died under observation. (bmj.com)
  • Under Medicare rules, outpatients may face higher co-pays for their in-hospital services and won't be covered for subsequent care in skilled nursing facilities. (brown.edu)
  • Measures of ED acuity (including total census, admission rate, total number of admissions, and proportion of triage category nonurgent patients) and measures of throughput (left-without-being-seen [LWBS] rate and ED length of stay [LOS]) data for 11 years (1996-2006) were plotted, and correlation coefficients were calculated. (nih.gov)
  • One potential solution might be to establish a role for an admission intake nurse who would triage direct admissions based on their diagnoses, vital signs, clinical status, and any preadmission labs or radiology results. (ahrq.gov)
  • In addition to a trained triage nurse as suggested above, another solution might be to board patients in a nurse-supervised "care initiation unit" in which physicians' admission orders such as routine lab work, x-rays, and medication administration could be followed while the patient is waiting for an available bed. (ahrq.gov)
  • To determine whether emergency department triage temperatures detected fever adequately when compared to a rectal temperature. (harvard.edu)
  • His temperature was 38.6°C, heart rate 162 beats/min, respiratory rate 52/min, and blood pressure 102/palpable mmHg. (cdc.gov)
  • Inappropriate admissions mostly occurred for respiratory and circulatory diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2 COVID-19 admissions were identified as admissions with either a documented COVID-19 diagnosis (U07.01) or other respiratory diagnosis involving a patient who either had tested positive or presumptive positive for COVID-19 or received a COVID-19 diagnosis within 14 days of the admission. (kff.org)
  • His vital signs now demonstrated significant instability, with a heart rate of 144 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 30, and pulse oximetry of 90% on room air. (ahrq.gov)
  • With the increase in the number of hospital facilities, the number of burn procedures such as wound debridement, skin grafting, and respiratory intubation and ventilation being performed in the in-house treatment facilities is also growing. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • In 2018-19, 36.9% of residents were taken to an emergency department at least once, with respiratory disease, injuries and circulatory disease among the leading causes. (anmj.org.au)
  • Independent factors associated with 7-day mortality were septic shock and requiring respiratory support within 24 hours of admission. (who.int)
  • Outcome measures included daily ED length of stay for admitted patients, daily consultation rate, and daily admission rate. (nih.gov)
  • Diagnostic errors, inappropriate admissions to hospital and admission of patients to inappropriate wards were used as outcome measures. (bmj.com)
  • To address a well-documented hospital adverse outcome (in-hospital patient clinical deterioration), Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) developed and implemented the Advance Alert Monitor (AAM) program. (ahrq.gov)
  • Main outcome measures Effects of benzodiazepines and opioids on rates of admission to hospital and mortality, adjusted for age, sex, arterial blood gases, body mass index (BMI), performance status, previous admissions, comorbidities, and concurrent drugs. (bmj.com)
  • At the patient level, data were collected for 14 consecutive days on all patients presenting to CCUs, including information on demographics, intervention and treatment within 24 hours of CCU admission and 7-day outcome. (who.int)
  • Data from hospital little information about the concordance between clinical administration records included information on the avail- management capacity and the availability of medical ability or use of laboratory tests and medication given supplies in association with patient outcome. (who.int)
  • The current study assessed the bacteriologic profile, resistance pattern, and treatment outcome in Lan- cet General Hospital. (who.int)
  • The median ED length of stay for admitted patients was 5 hours 54 minutes (interquartile range 5 hr 12 min to 6 hr 42 min). (nih.gov)
  • Despite a significantly higher median ISS in direct admissions, there was no difference in mortality. (scielo.org.za)
  • The investigators compared healthcare utilization and patient outcomes among patients who used VUC services with those of similar patients who received traditional in-person emergency department care between December 2020 and September 2021. (medscape.com)
  • Newly available data shows that the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the fall of 2020 was accompanied by a decline in non-COVID-19 hospital admissions during that time period. (kff.org)
  • Our analysis includes medical records data of hospital admissions through December 5, 2020 from the Epic Health Research Network and updates an earlier paper that analyzed hospital admissions data through August 8, 2020. (kff.org)
  • We calculate actual admissions as a share of total predicted admissions in 2020 based on trends from past years. (kff.org)
  • Total hospital admissions dropped to 69.2% of predicted admissions during the week ending April 4, 2020-the lowest point in the year-before rising again and staying at or above 90% since June 2020. (kff.org)
  • As of the week ending December 5, 2020, total admissions were at 94.2% of what was predicted. (kff.org)
  • The decrease in hospital admissions from March 8 to December 5, 2020 represent 8.5% of the total expected admissions for all of 2020. (kff.org)
  • This new analysis is based on electronic medical record (EMR) data from Epic Health Research Network (EHRN) and includes all inpatient hospital admission volume from Dec 31, 2017 to December 5, 2020, involving patients who either were discharged or died as of January 13, 2021. (kff.org)
  • Several recent studies show that, beginning in March 2020, social distancing measures, concerns over hospital capacity, and fears of contracting COVID-19 led to sharp declines in health care spending. (kff.org)
  • Changes in year-to-date spending varied by type of service, with physician office revenue down 4.0% and hospital revenue down 1.7% by the third quarter of 2020 (relative to year-to-date spending as of third quarter in 2019). (kff.org)
  • In fact, they like them so much that the birth rate in the capital region is expected to increase by almost 10% up to 2020. (regionh.dk)
  • Considerations arise from the increasing birth rate in the region, which is expected to increase by 9.7% from 2015 to 2020, corresponding to 2,000 more births. (regionh.dk)
  • Out of the five existing maternity departments, four are already close to capacity and Hvidovre Hospital is particularly under pressure, with an expected 8,000 deliveries in 2020. (regionh.dk)
  • As per the report of the American Hospital Association, in 2020, there were 1,280 burn care bed admissions recorded in community hospitals. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • The American Burn Association sponsored an initiative called National Burn Awareness Week 2020, under which they brought together the firefighting department and personnel, patient life, and safety educators to spread awareness among the public regarding the frequency, devastation, and most frequent causes of burn injuries. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • We are proud to present the 2020 Hearst Health Prize to the Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families program from Nationwide Children's Hospital in honor of its exemplary efforts to improve the health outcomes of children and families in its local community who have been economically marginalized," Dorn said. (hchb.com)
  • Cette étude Kalembe-Lembe Pediatric Hospital between January 1st and visait rechercher l·impact de la pand mie July 31st of 2019 and 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • COVID-19 sur les admissions dues à la diarrhée the pandemic·s lockdown period in 2020 to the equivalent dans un hôpital pédiatrique. (bvsalud.org)
  • A 45% drop in diarrhea cases was observed in the service des urgences de l·h pital p diatrique de pediatric emergency department between the study periods in Kalembe-Lembe, entre les 1er janvier et 31 juillet 2019 and 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • Daily admissions were significantly higher in 2019 et 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • The majority of patients were entre la période du confinement de la pandémie admitted with moderate dehydration in 2019 than in 2020 (p en 2020 et la période équivalente en 2019. (bvsalud.org)
  • Public health interventions are needed to majorité des patients ont été admis avec une promote an ambulatory healthcare system during future déshydratation modérée en 2019 qu'en 2020 (p crises. (bvsalud.org)
  • A retrospective study was conducted on diarrhea sur le fardeau des maladies diarrhéiques chez les cases admitted into the emergency department of the enfants en Afrique subsaharienne. (bvsalud.org)
  • The team recruited 11 medics from Tampere University Hospital and Kuopio University Hospital in Finland to examine the records of 93 patients who visited the hospitals' emergency departments with suspected DVT from 2017 to 2019. (yahoo.com)
  • US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) statistics indicate that on a single night in 2019, around 567,715 persons experienced homelessness. (psychiatrist.com)
  • This award marks the fifth consecutive year of the Hearst Health Prize and adds Nationwide Children's Hospital to a distinguished list of past winners, including: Community Care of North Carolina (2016), Intermountain Healthcare (2017), Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (2018) and Sharp Transitions (2019). (hchb.com)
  • We conducted a short observational study at critical care units (CCUs) in 32 district hospitals and 16 provincial hospitals in five provinces in Viet Nam from March to July 2019. (who.int)
  • Participants Patients admitted to hospital for head injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosed by CT imaging identified using administrative Scottish Information Services Division data. (bmj.com)
  • Outcomes The monthly rate of hospital admissions for head injury and traumatic brain injury. (bmj.com)
  • Verify whether there are any medical staff or hospital policies that need to be updated with respect to admission/discharge of patients by a CNP, CNM, CNS or PA and amend accordingly. (bricker.com)
  • Verify whether there are any hospital computer systems/processes that need to be updated to reflect the ability of a CNP, CNM, CNS and/or PA to admit/discharge a patient. (bricker.com)
  • As Canadian hospitals are routinely operating at more than 90% occupancy, the additional hours during which an admitted patient waits for a test or procedure that may facilitate their discharge represent time spent by another patient in a waiting room chair. (cmaj.ca)
  • With pediatric admission rates on the rise, the Niagara Health System wanted to offer an alternative to inpatient care through a Pediatric Rapid Assessment Clinic, where children could receive quick care and a discharge or be admitted to the hospital, only if necessary. (ihi.org)
  • In addition, patients showed improvements in scores of mood, anxiety, and ED psychopathology (associated with small to medium effect sizes), though they continued to display high rates of body dissatisfaction and some ongoing suicidality at the time of discharge. (frontiersin.org)
  • The top-down approach (gross costing) uses the total facility cost, disaggregates the expenditures to cost centres (departments or units to which costs are assigned), and divides the department by the number of patients to generate the cost per patient visit or discharge. (who.int)
  • Among patients who were referred to emergency care by a virtual provider, the length of stay in the hospital was 2.4 days longer, and these patients were more likely to have another virtual visit within 72 hours, 7 days, and 30 days, compared with patients who presented first to the emergency department. (medscape.com)
  • The CNP, CNM, or CNS (if the CNS is required to have one) will need to revise their standard care arrangement with his/her collaborating collaborating doctor or podiatrist to permit the CNP, CNM, or CNS to admit a patient to the hospital in accordance with ORC 3727.06. (bricker.com)
  • and inappropriate level of care, in which patients are admitted to a higher-level hospital than necessary. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Atlantic General Hospital Corporation, which serves largely rural Worcester County, Maryland, is working to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries through a patient centered medical home (PCMH) care model. (cms.gov)
  • 4 Quality of care decreases, staff retention becomes problematic and overcrowding of emergency departments, a symptom of the problem, is assured. (cmaj.ca)
  • Although the federal government recently issued one-time health care transfers, intended to relieve immediate pressures on the health care system and alleviate pressures on emergency departments, 6 the money came with no requirement that provinces increase the number of staffed hospital beds, the root cause of overcrowding in emergency departments. (cmaj.ca)
  • 3 Position statements and recommendations from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians in 2001, 2013 and 2023 insist that hospitals implement demand-driven overcapacity protocols when crowding of emergency departments is compromising care delivery. (cmaj.ca)
  • Using the emergency department as the gateway to facilitate care or planned admission is not a patient-centred option, as patients with nonemergent conditions sit in crowded waiting rooms and have extended lengths of stay. (cmaj.ca)
  • Many children with neurodevelopmental disabilities also engage in behavior that poses a risk of harm to themselves or others and impedes their access to medical care-both contribute to lengthy inpatient admissions. (abainternational.org)
  • There have been mixed results from previous studies of point-of-care ultrasound that investigated how it affected the length of stay in emergency departments," Dr Hannula said. (yahoo.com)
  • These new data provide additional information to help assess the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals and insurers and also adds to our understanding of the extent to which people are continuing to delay or forgo care nearly one year into the pandemic. (kff.org)
  • This suggests that people may once again be delaying or forgoing care due to the pandemic, in some cases likely due to hospital capacity constraints. (kff.org)
  • Data are aggregated weekly and pooled from 34 health care organizations in the United States, representing 97 hospitals that span 26 states and cover 20 million patients. (kff.org)
  • The old site of the Teaching Hospital (where the hospital was cited during the period under review) had 700 bed capacity and provided specialty care in paediatrics, internal medicine, surgery and obstetrics & gynaecology as well as subspecialty care in over 50 other areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The direct admission process can be complex and, like all complex systems, can be aggravated by inherent gaps, or discontinuities of care, that result in patient safety problems. (ahrq.gov)
  • 2 ) For the patient in this case, waiting 3 hours in the admitting office before a bed became available while also not receiving evaluation and treatment likely represented the biggest gap in care. (ahrq.gov)
  • Here are five keys for transforming palliative care in your hospital system. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • As of 2013, 90% of hospitals with 300 or more beds reported having a palliative care program, as did two-thirds of hospitals with at least 50 beds, according to a study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine in 2016. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • This requires a cultural shift that starts with physicians, according to Mohana Karlekar, MD, medical director of palliative care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a collection of several hospitals and clinics, as well as the schools of medicine and nursing associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • As noted by the IOM, a top challenge in providing access to high-quality palliative care is an inadequate workforce pipeline, says R. Sean Morrison, MD, director of the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the 1,000-staffed-bed Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and director of the National Palliative Care Research Center. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • Over a study period of 44 weeks, all patients admitted to a large tertiary care hospital were tested for SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction. (nature.com)
  • This study was performed at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Zurich, Switzerland, a 941-bed tertiary-care centre featuring all medical specialties except paediatrics and orthopaedic surgery. (nature.com)
  • Newborns in need of hospital care should be able to stay in the department for the first couple of days instead of being moved to other hospitals. (regionh.dk)
  • Families often reported being unable to access primary care before presenting to a hospital for their child's asthma, highlighting a potential missed opportunity for avoiding an admission and for continuity of treatment," she said. (reachmd.com)
  • On top of this, families noted there were unclear pathways to follow-up care, with a lack of coordination between hospitals and their local doctor. (reachmd.com)
  • There was a point where we were going into the hospital fortnightly and Ollie wasn't receiving follow up care. (reachmd.com)
  • But Rachel said things had improved with Ollie since coming under the care of the Complex Asthma Service at The Royal Children's Hospital. (reachmd.com)
  • When comparing rates across geographic areas, factors such as access to medical care and health behaviors (e.g., diet or exercise) must also be considered. (mass.gov)
  • Key results from implementation of the AAM program include lower mortality within 30 days of an alert, reduction of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, decreased hospital length of stay, lower 30-day mortality after admission, and higher proportion of patients with favorable status (alive, not in the hospital, not rehospitalized) within 30 days after an alert. (ahrq.gov)
  • 1 The program produced favorable changes to align hospital care with patient preferences. (ahrq.gov)
  • 1 , 2 Early identification of clinical deterioration and developing and implementing an appropriate care plan can prevent adverse events, unplanned ICU admissions, and unexpected death. (ahrq.gov)
  • Data on patients admitted to the level I trauma unit and trauma intensive care unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, from March 2007 to December 2008 were retrieved from the hospital informatics system and an independent database in the trauma unit. (scielo.org.za)
  • All complementary surgical sub-specialties and necessary allied health care professionals are available in the hospital. (scielo.org.za)
  • 2 Admissions are derived direct from scene (DIR) in consultation with the pre-hospital care providers, or by interhospital transfer (IHT). (scielo.org.za)
  • The substantially lower risk of death when care is provided in a dedicated trauma centre instead of a general hospital 3 comes at considerable cost. (scielo.org.za)
  • The U.S. burn care centers market size was valued at USD 5.9 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% from 2022 to 2030. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • The growing number of hospitals in the U.S. are increasing the set-up of new burn care units within these facilities, which is expected to drive the market. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Furthermore, an increase in investments for the up-gradation of hospitals, the development of new treatment units, and an increase in the number of new standalone burn care centers in the country are expected to drive the market. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Lack of adequate self-care, frequent admissions, and poor quality of life are common and serious problems in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some studies have revealed that transitional care is effective in improving self-care and quality of life as well as reducing rehospitalization rates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study was a single-center, single-blind, and parallel-group randomized controlled trial comparing transitional care with usual care in SLE patients from a university hospital in China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transitional care is a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care when patients transfer between different settings (e.g., from hospital to home). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 16 ) outlined a theoretical framework of how to adapt FBT to higher levels of care, including inpatient admissions. (frontiersin.org)
  • While the shift in how hospitals care for elderly patients in the emergency department may reduce costs to Medicare, it can also increase out-of-pocket expenditures for patients. (brown.edu)
  • More than a third of nursing home residents aged 65 or over were taken to an emergency department for treatment at least once during 2018-19, new research from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has revealed. (anmj.org.au)
  • The latest research from the Aged Care Royal Commission looked at hospitalisation rates among residential aged care residents in a bid to help consumers choose between aged care services, assist the regulator to address non-compliance with care standards, and support aged care providers to improve the quality of services they deliver. (anmj.org.au)
  • To develop a broad picture, the Commission acquired hospital and emergency department data from all states and territories from 2014-15 to 2018-19, then linked the data to aged care records sourced from the Commonwealth Department of Health. (anmj.org.au)
  • The numbers equate to about 966 public hospitalisations, 290 private hospitalisations and 938 emergency department presentations per 1,000 people living in permanent residential aged care. (anmj.org.au)
  • Used effectively, this information has enormous potential to improve the health of not only the patient, but also other individuals across the hospital and potentially in other care venues. (cerner.com)
  • Controlling health expenditure is a key admitted for free services, general hospitals element of health care management. (who.int)
  • The sample size was doubled an unnecessarily high bed occupancy rate for each hospital in order to allow a suffi- and has been linked to poor quality of care ciently large sample for cross-tabulation and due to hospital overload [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • Accordingly, 400 consecutive admissions health care expenditure, improves the qual- were concurrently reviewed from each hos- ity of care for patients and increases the pital until the sample size was achieved. (who.int)
  • A data collection sheet was designed to sion and days of care in hospitals [ 4 ]. (who.int)
  • 4,5 Delivering high-quality care in critical care units a Department of Infectious Diseases, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam. (who.int)
  • The occupancy rate is calculated as the number of beds effectively occupied (bed-days) for curative care (HC.1 in SHA classification) divided by the number of beds available for curative care multiplied by 365 days, with the ratio multiplied by 100. (who.int)
  • A brief admissions contract allows patients to admit themselves to psychiatric emergency care for a transitory time. (lu.se)
  • Detaining emergency medical and surgical patients in the A&E department for further assessment by ward SHOs does not alter inappropriate admission rate or improve diagnostic accuracy. (bmj.com)
  • Virtual patients who were promptly referred to the emergency department and who presented there within 72 hours had outcomes that were similar to those who initially presented to the emergency department. (medscape.com)
  • The AAM program was designed to identify patients on general hospital units who are at high risk for clinical deterioration, so clinicians can intervene to prevent negative outcomes. (ahrq.gov)
  • A retrospective cohort study was conducted that examined the outcomes of 153 female patients admitted over a 5-year period. (frontiersin.org)
  • Extending the availability of hospital services, such as diagnostic imaging and specialist consultation, into evenings and weekends has been shown to decrease inpatient lengths of stay and may prevent need for hospital admission. (cmaj.ca)
  • Hospitals can establish pathways for patients to access urgent but nonemergent diagnostic testing, receive anticipated red blood cell transfusions and have planned hospital admissions without involving the emergency department. (cmaj.ca)
  • There was no significant difference in the rates of diagnostic error or inappropriate admissions between those patients seen by an A&E SHO only, and those seen in A&E by the A&E and ward SHOs. (bmj.com)
  • A standardized approach to syncope evaluation reduces hospital admissions and medical costs, and increases diagnostic accuracy. (aafp.org)
  • The case notes of all children admitted during the preceding five years for observation with painful hips (509 patients) were analysed to determine significant diagnostic factors and thus to design and admission policy. (bmj.com)
  • There were significant differences between district and provincial hospitals in the availability of microbial culture, rapid influenza diagnostic tests, inflammatory markers and mechanical ventilation. (who.int)
  • CDC examined emergency department (ED) visit data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program for 25 distinct conditions during January 2018-June 2023 among U.S. children and adolescents aged 5-17 years, stratified by age group. (cdc.gov)
  • Two-level logistic regression analysis showed that age, treating department, and disease were determinants of inappropriate admission. (biomedcentral.com)
  • On logistic regression analysis, the route of admission was the only factor signifi- cantly associated with inappropriate admissions in the departments of surgery, obstetrics/gynaecology and internal medicine. (who.int)
  • To compare the incidence of inpatient psychiatric admissions and evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among homeless individuals. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Eligible patients were those aged 13-17 years who were admitted to the psychiatric facility, who had at least one emergency visit or admission during the 6 months before admission, and had prominent features of instability and self-harm, corresponding. (lu.se)
  • Concurrent benzodiazepines and opioids in lower doses were not associated with increased admissions (0.86, 0.53 to 1.42) or mortality (1.25, 0.78 to 1.99). (bmj.com)
  • Similarly, a strong relationship between the admission rate and LWBS rate was seen (R² = 0.75). (nih.gov)
  • 3 Highly visible involvement of hospital leaders, including regular, in-person conversations with emergency department staff, confirms that emergency department crowding is everyone's burden to share and improves staff morale, especially when crowding is severe. (cmaj.ca)
  • Under-five children should be screened for PEM at the community level for early diagnosis and prompt management as a way of reducing the high mortality associated with admitted severe cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Rachel Cornwell said her son Ollie, 3, had been admitted to the emergency department 48 times to treat his severe asthma. (reachmd.com)
  • In a survey of 564,708 homeless individuals, about 18.5% (104,083) were classified as having severe mental illness and a higher suicide rate than the general population. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Severe, untreated mental illness leads to high mortality rates and suicide and increases the odds of being a target of violence or involved in a crime. (psychiatrist.com)
  • In the period 1989-1990, CDC conducted anonymous unlinked serologic surveys to evaluate 13 hospital-specific variables as surrogate markers for hospital-specific HIV seroprevalence (11). (cdc.gov)
  • Patterns of asthma admissions to a metropolitan hospital 1990. (cdc.gov)
  • As an alternative to boarding in the emergency department, boarding of patients in inpatient hallways has proven effective, is preferred by patients and decreases both emergency department and inpatient stays. (cmaj.ca)
  • In the study, the researchers found that although the rate of observation stays varies widely by state and even by hospital, the nationwide ratio of Medicare patients who are "held for observation" to those who are admitted for inpatient stays increased 34 percent between 2007 and 2009. (brown.edu)
  • 21% were referred to hospital physicians and 19% were admitted. (nih.gov)
  • The dual trends of increasing hospital observation services and declining inpatient admissions suggest that hospitals and physicians may be substituting observation services for inpatient admissions - perhaps to avoid unfavorable Medicare audits targeting hospital admissions," the researchers wrote in their study published in the June edition of the journal Health Affairs . (brown.edu)
  • Neurally mediated syncope occurs when blood vessels expand and heart rate decreases inappropriately. (definitions.net)
  • Relative to two propensity matched neighborhoods, those in the program experienced greater decreases in rates of emergency department use and probability of inpatient admission, as well as a smaller increase in the average length of stay for those admitted. (hchb.com)
  • Information collected included: age, sex, time of admission, indication for admission and mechanism of trauma. (bvsalud.org)
  • The current study aimed to measure the records about each case admitted: the pa- rate of inappropriate admissions to 3 general tient's personal data, time of admission, day hospitals in Egypt and the characteristics as- of admission, payment method, reason for sociated with the inappropriateness. (who.int)
  • The number of in-hospital burn centers in the country was reported to grow from 121 in 2017 to approximately 128 in 2018. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Inappropriate admissions were 66.3% and 78.9% of admissions in the surgery departments of 2 hos- pitals compared with 1.9% in the 3rd hospital that followed a specific admission protocol for elective surgery. (who.int)
  • Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are twice as likely to be admitted to the hospital and almost three times as likely to have multiple admissions to the emergency department compared to their neurotypical peers. (abainternational.org)
  • Bispebjerg Hospital is now the only hospital in the region with an emergency admissions department, but no maternity department, and therefore the hospital is an obvious location for a new maternity department. (regionh.dk)
  • Initial focus is on Bispebjerg Hospital, which is the only hospital in the region with an emergency admissions department, but no maternity department. (regionh.dk)
  • Secondly, the other hospitals in the region with an emergency admissions department also have a maternity department. (regionh.dk)
  • Considerations about an additional department in Copenhagen may provide more coherent patient pathways for the women living in Copenhagen already admitted to emergency admissions departments. (regionh.dk)
  • VUC may be an appropriate alternative healthcare option for patients who have non-life-threatening medical concerns or for patients who have difficulty accessing in-person healthcare," study author Shelley McLeod, PhD, research director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, told Medscape Medical News . (medscape.com)
  • We examined asthma initiated admissions from the emergency room (ER) of Mount Sinai Hospital a 1071 bed hospital in upper Manhattan, over the period of 1/1/90 through 12/31/90. (cdc.gov)
  • Results Rates of hospital admissions for treatment of work-related injury increased over the study period, compared with decreasing rates of injury in compensation claims and ED data. (bmj.com)
  • Inappropriate admission therefore results from the joint decision of patients and healthcare providers [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These results confirm that Canada's emergency departments are in a crisis that will continue to build, as recently discussed in CMAJ . (cmaj.ca)
  • So far, this change hasn't improved rates, but the team is still awaiting results. (ihi.org)
  • The results were compared with those of 135 patients who had arrived in the same emergency departments with suspected DVT on the same days, but were sent for ultrasounds in the hospitals' imaging departments. (yahoo.com)
  • As this study was carried out in two different emergency departments in academic hospitals, the results are convincing. (yahoo.com)
  • The present study aimed to investigate associations between results of an universal SARS-CoV-2 admission screening and public SARS-CoV-2 incidence. (nature.com)
  • The highest correlation between dynamics in cantonal incidence and results of admission screening was observed at a lag time of one week. (nature.com)
  • Admission screening results paralleled changes in population incidence with a brief lag. (nature.com)
  • Results -The Australian dog bite death rate (0.004/100 000) is lower than both the United States (0.05-0.07/100 000) and Canadian rates (0.007/100 000). (bmj.com)
  • In a step forward for patient safety, a new electronic "safety net" for hospital medical tests has had significant success, with no results going missing under the new system. (edu.au)
  • HIV testing also must not be relied upon as a means of infection control in the hospital because a) test results may not be available in emergency settings, b) HIV tests will not detect a newly infected person who has not yet seroconverted, and c) other bloodborne pathogens (e.g., hepatitis B) may be present. (cdc.gov)
  • Her initial admission laboratory results showed a blood glucose of 183 mg/dL, acidosis with an anion gap of 23, pH 7.11, β -hydroxybutyric acid ( β -HA) 9.6 mmol/L (normal 0.02-0.27 mmol/L), and lactate 0.65 mmol/L (normal 0.3-1.5 mmol/L). The patient was admitted to the high risk obstetrics service for further management of her acidosis and resulting fetal distress. (hindawi.com)
  • Results The first guideline was associated with a reduction in monthly admissions of 0.14 (95% CI 0.09 to 4.83) per 100 000 population. (bmj.com)
  • Among virtual patients, hospital stays were 1 day longer, and fewer than five deaths occurred, which was not significantly different between the groups. (medscape.com)
  • Dr Hannula said: "The longer a patient stays in an emergency department, the higher are the death rates and the risks of other complications, the longer their stay in a hospital ward, the lower the patient satisfaction, and the higher the financial costs and the burden on emergency department staff. (yahoo.com)
  • By state, observation stay rates in 2009 varied from a low of 0.8 per 1,000 beneficiaries in New York to 5.9 per 1,000 in West Virginia. (brown.edu)
  • We're to make a solid and long-term decision, and naturally we'll consult the healthcare councils, hospitals and others with valuable opinions before the Regional Council makes a decision,' said Sophie Hæstorp Andersen. (regionh.dk)
  • In the U.S., over 100,000 children in the age group of 1 to 19 years old are admitted to healthcare facilities and approximately 300 children succumb to injuries annually. (grandviewresearch.com)
  • Although it may seem that hospital-based efforts would be futile when there are no hospital beds left for use, concerted efforts initiated by senior hospital administrators have been shown to facilitate patients' disposition from the emergency department. (cmaj.ca)
  • The use of observation units may also be a cost-effective adjunctive strategy that can assist in determining disposition from the emergency department. (ices.on.ca)
  • Approximately four hours after admission, the patient's euglycemia continued to persist with serum glucose readings averaging 165 mg/dL (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • Each patient's family was provided with FBT adapted for an inpatient setting for the duration of the admission. (frontiersin.org)
  • Despite a widespread belief that low hospital bed availability contributes to ED overcrowding, there are few data demonstrating this effect. (nih.gov)
  • Objective To investigate differences and similarities between three sources of work-related injury information: workers compensation claims, emergency department (ED) presentation data and hospital admissions data. (bmj.com)
  • The highest rate of injuries to younger workers was captured in ED data. (bmj.com)
  • This study found the temporal trend in injury risk differed across three sources of work-related injury data: workers' compensation and emergency department data showed declines in injury risk, while hospital admissions data showed an increased risk of injury. (bmj.com)
  • the highest proportion of musculoskeletal injuries was captured in workers' compensation data, and rates of fracture injury were similar across all three datasets. (bmj.com)
  • Based on our data through the beginning of December, the more recent decline in non-COVID-19 admissions has been steepest in the Midwest and West. (kff.org)
  • Cantonal data were used to calculate weekly incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants. (nature.com)
  • We used regression models for count data to assess the association of the weekly cantonal incidence rate and the proportion of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the canton with (a) the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals and (b) the proportion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals identified in universal admission screening, respectively. (nature.com)
  • Sources were the Victorian Inpatient Minimum Database (hospital admissions), the Victorian Injury Surveillance System (emergency department presentations), and the Victorian Coroner's Facilitation System (coronial data). (bmj.com)
  • In two studies in which data were obtained regarding previous HIV testing or diagnosis, 63% and 65% of the HIV seropositive patients were unaware of their HIV infection before hospital admission (2,5). (cdc.gov)
  • 2 After internal review of the data, KPNC found that mortality rates for patients transferred from medical, surgical, and telemetry units to the ICU were significantly higher than mortality rates of patients who were directly admitted to the ICU from the emergency department. (ahrq.gov)
  • A protocol designed from this data analysis is now being tested and is expected to result in a significant reduction in admission rates. (bmj.com)
  • Trauma remains overlooked with key research and data focusing on infectious diseases, yet Uganda has one of the highest rates of traumatic injury. (bvsalud.org)
  • Between 2006 and 2011, there was a 25% increase in the number of people visiting US emergency rooms for essential hypertension, according to a new analysis of data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. (medscape.com)
  • We collected data on hospital equipment and medicines used in SARI management. (who.int)
  • Gross costing first calculates the total costs of the service at the organizational, provider, or departmental level, then disaggregates the total costs to the cost centres (departments or units to which costs are assigned), depending on the richness of the available data and the homogeneity of the services provided. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, decreased bed availability, ED overcrowding, and hospitals operating at full capacity often result in increased waiting time for inpatient beds ( 1 ), even for patients who are directly admitted. (ahrq.gov)
  • Finally, factors such as inadequate systems for triaging and observing patients awaiting an inpatient bed, loss of information transfer during the handoff, and a complicated admission process itself may hamper the safety of the directly admitted patient, as seen in this case. (ahrq.gov)
  • To prevent unnoticed introduction of SARS-CoV-2, many hospitals have implemented universal admission screening during the COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
  • L·effet de confinement d This study aimed at studying the impact of the COVID-19 la COVID-19 sur l·utilisation des soins pandemic on admissions due to diarrhea into the largest p diatriques a t d montr sous d·autres cieux. (bvsalud.org)
  • 1 In March 2007, the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) level I trauma unit was commissioned. (scielo.org.za)
  • We aimed to describe the spectrum of major trauma managed at the IALCH level I trauma unit from 2007 to 2008, and to determine whether direct admission confers a survival advantage compared with inter-hospital transfers. (scielo.org.za)
  • We described demographics of patients admitted to Mulago Hospital's Shock Trauma Unit within the Emergency Department. (bvsalud.org)
  • A number of clinical features and laboratory investigations recorded within 12 hours of admission, however, were shown to have significant discriminative value. (bmj.com)
  • 24 hours of admission. (who.int)
  • Work-related injury case frequency and rate were compared across study years according to gender, age, geographical location and injury type. (bmj.com)
  • Children 0-4 years have the highest rate of serious injury, particularly facial. (bmj.com)
  • Published in the Journal of Asthma and Archives of Diseases in Childhood , the research involved 277 GPs and 767 caregivers of children aged 3-18 years who were admitted to one of three hospitals in Victoria with asthma. (reachmd.com)
  • US adult homeless patients (age ≥ 18 years) admitted to the hospital were age and sex matched (1:1) with non-homeless individuals using the propensity score matching technique. (psychiatrist.com)
  • 3 Homeless individuals have disproportionately higher rates of illnesses and die, on average, 12 years prematurely compared to the general population. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Age 65 years, presence of septic shock, and presence of carbapenem-resistant bacteria were independently associated with in- creased in-hospital mortality. (who.int)
  • For the patient, a direct admission to the hospital may seem attractive compared to a potentially long wait in the ED. However, as this case illustrates, a direct admission may not always be the safest option, particularly when associated with significant delays in patient registration and unmonitored observation. (ahrq.gov)
  • Thus, HIV testing of patients in this age range at these hospitals would potentially identify 68% of infected persons hospitalized in the United States for conditions other than HIV/AIDS. (cdc.gov)