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HospitalizationLength of StayRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesRisk FactorsPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionHeart FailureCohort StudiesTreatment OutcomeProspective StudiesIncidenceHospital CostsInfant, NewbornHealth Care CostsFollow-Up StudiesPatient AdmissionChild, HospitalizedAmbulatory CareTime FactorsPneumoniaInpatientsComorbidityAge DistributionHospital MortalityAge FactorsInfluenza, HumanSeverity of Illness IndexHospital ChargesEmergency Service, HospitalMedicareSeasonsRisk AssessmentHospitals, PsychiatricCost of IllnessGastroenteritisLogistic ModelsRotavirus InfectionsProportional Hazards ModelsDatabases, FactualInsurance, HospitalizationDenmarkAcute DiseaseMultivariate AnalysisPoisson DistributionCosts and Cost AnalysisRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsSex DistributionRotavirus VaccinesBronchiolitisCost-Benefit AnalysisRegistriesPrognosisPopulation SurveillanceInternational Classification of DiseasesChronic DiseaseNew YorkSex FactorsBrazilCaliforniaAsthmaMorbidityUtilization ReviewOutcome Assessment (Health Care)Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePrevalenceIsraelMyocardial InfarctionWounds and InjuriesHealth Services MisuseRegression AnalysisHealth ServicesOdds RatioCommunity-Acquired InfectionsRiskNursing HomesInsurance Claim ReviewCost SavingsSurvival AnalysisRespiratory Tract InfectionsKaplan-Meier EstimateSocioeconomic FactorsSpainConfidence IntervalsPredictive Value of TestsRenal DialysisCanadaTennesseeHealth ResourcesChi-Square DistributionSurvival RateHospitals, PublicInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeSkilled Nursing FacilitiesHospitals, PediatricHospitalsInfectionAnti-Bacterial AgentsHealth Services ResearchMedicaidPandemicsInfluenza VaccinesKidney Failure, ChronicPoisoningHome Care ServicesCase-Control StudiesDirect Service CostsDrug CostsPostoperative ComplicationsOutpatientsStrokeLongitudinal StudiesItalyCross-Sectional StudiesRecurrenceBronchiolitis, ViralDiagnosis-Related GroupsMilitary PersonnelVeteransCross InfectionWashingtonIntensive Care UnitsRespiratory Tract DiseasesDouble-Blind MethodCause of DeathPneumonia, ViralHospitals, UrbanHealth ExpendituresEpidemiologic MethodsHospital RecordsMental DisordersOntarioSwedenHeart Failure, SystolicFeverMassachusettsAftercareHomes for the AgedQuality of LifeManaged Care ProgramsHealth Services AccessibilityDisease OutbreaksRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWestern AustraliaVaccinationDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsChickenpoxSaskatchewanBacterial InfectionsHospitals, UniversityMedical RecordsCardiovascular DiseasesTaiwanManitobaPennsylvaniaQuality of Health CareHealth Services for the AgedQuestionnairesCommunicable DiseasesQuebecDisease ManagementEpisode of CareContinuity of Patient CareMortalityPneumonia, BacterialAustraliaInsurance, HealthAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsEmpyemaDiabetes MellitusDiarrhea, InfantileRomePatient ComplianceGeriatric AssessmentHealth Care SurveysAlaskaDiabetes ComplicationsMaineLinear ModelsDiarrheaHealth StatusFranceInsurance, Health, ReimbursementAcute Coronary SyndromeBiological MarkersFee-for-Service PlansPrimary Health CareFrail ElderlyPatient TransferAtrial FibrillationGermanyInjury Severity ScoreActivities of Daily LivingModels, EconomicBritish ColumbiaColoradoUrban PopulationPneumonia, PneumococcalDatabases as TopicAnti-Asthmatic AgentsBacteremia
Hospitalization: The confinement of a patient in a hospital.Length of Stay: The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.Retrospective Studies: Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.United StatesRisk Factors: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.Patient Discharge: The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.Patient Readmission: Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment.Heart Failure: A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.Cohort Studies: Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.Treatment Outcome: Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.Prospective Studies: Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.Incidence: The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.Hospital Costs: The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).Infant, Newborn: An infant during the first month after birth.Health Care Costs: The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.Follow-Up Studies: Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.Patient Admission: The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.Child, Hospitalized: Child hospitalized for short term care.Ambulatory Care: Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.Time Factors: Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.Pneumonia: Infection of the lung often accompanied by inflammation.Inpatients: Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment.Comorbidity: The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.Age Distribution: The frequency of different ages or age groups in a given population. The distribution may refer to either how many or what proportion of the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.Hospital Mortality: A vital statistic measuring or recording the rate of death from any cause in hospitalized populations.Age Factors: Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.Influenza, Human: An acute viral infection in humans involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA; the PHARYNX; and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.Severity of Illness Index: Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.Hospital Charges: The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.Emergency Service, Hospital: Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.Medicare: Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)Seasons: Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)Risk Assessment: The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)Hospitals, Psychiatric: Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.Cost of Illness: The personal cost of acute or chronic disease. The cost to the patient may be an economic, social, or psychological cost or personal loss to self, family, or immediate community. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, or QUALITY OF LIFE. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, meaning the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care, rather than personal impact on individuals.Gastroenteritis: INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, HYPERSENSITIVITY, drug effects, and CANCER.Logistic Models: Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.Rotavirus Infections: Infection with any of the rotaviruses. Specific infections include human infantile diarrhea, neonatal calf diarrhea, and epidemic diarrhea of infant mice.Proportional Hazards Models: Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that the effect of the study factors on the hazard rate in the study population is multiplicative and does not change over time.Databases, Factual: Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.Insurance, Hospitalization: Health insurance providing benefits to cover or partly cover hospital expenses.DenmarkAcute Disease: Disease having a short and relatively severe course.Multivariate Analysis: A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.Poisson Distribution: A distribution function used to describe the occurrence of rare events or to describe the sampling distribution of isolated counts in a continuum of time or space.Costs and Cost Analysis: Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections: Pneumovirus infections caused by the RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES. Humans and cattle are most affected but infections in goats and sheep have been reported.Sex Distribution: The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.Rotavirus Vaccines: Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent infection with ROTAVIRUS.Bronchiolitis: Inflammation of the BRONCHIOLES.Cost-Benefit Analysis: A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.Registries: The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.Prognosis: A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.Population Surveillance: Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.International Classification of Diseases: A system of categories to which morbid entries are assigned according to established criteria. Included is the entire range of conditions in a manageable number of categories, grouped to facilitate mortality reporting. It is produced by the World Health Organization (From ICD-10, p1). The Clinical Modifications, produced by the UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, are larger extensions used for morbidity and general epidemiological purposes, primarily in the U.S.Chronic Disease: Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)New YorkSex Factors: Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.BrazilCaliforniaAsthma: A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).Morbidity: The proportion of patients with a particular disease during a given year per given unit of population.Utilization Review: An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use.Outcome Assessment (Health Care): Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive: A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.Prevalence: The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.IsraelMyocardial Infarction: NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).Wounds and Injuries: Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.Health Services Misuse: Excessive, under or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.Regression Analysis: Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.Health Services: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.Odds Ratio: The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.Community-Acquired Infections: Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.Risk: The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.Nursing Homes: Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.Insurance Claim Review: Review of claims by insurance companies to determine liability and amount of payment for various services. The review may also include determination of eligibility of the claimant or beneficiary or of the provider of the benefit; determination that the benefit is covered or not payable under another policy; or determination that the service was necessary and of reasonable cost and quality.Cost Savings: Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer.Survival Analysis: A class of statistical procedures for estimating the survival function (function of time, starting with a population 100% well at a given time and providing the percentage of the population still well at later times). The survival analysis is then used for making inferences about the effects of treatments, prognostic factors, exposures, and other covariates on the function.Respiratory Tract Infections: Invasion of the host RESPIRATORY SYSTEM by microorganisms, usually leading to pathological processes or diseases.Kaplan-Meier Estimate: A nonparametric method of compiling LIFE TABLES or survival tables. It combines calculated probabilities of survival and estimates to allow for observations occurring beyond a measurement threshold, which are assumed to occur randomly. Time intervals are defined as ending each time an event occurs and are therefore unequal. (From Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1995)Socioeconomic Factors: Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.Spain: Parliamentary democracy located between France on the northeast and Portugual on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.Confidence Intervals: A range of values for a variable of interest, e.g., a rate, constructed so that this range has a specified probability of including the true value of the variable.Predictive Value of Tests: In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.Renal Dialysis: Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.Canada: The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.TennesseeHealth Resources: Available manpower, facilities, revenue, equipment, and supplies to produce requisite health care and services.Chi-Square Distribution: A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.Survival Rate: The proportion of survivors in a group, e.g., of patients, studied and followed over a period, or the proportion of persons in a specified group alive at the beginning of a time interval who survive to the end of the interval. It is often studied using life table methods.Hospitals, Public: Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal.Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype: A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS with the surface proteins hemagglutinin 1 and neuraminidase 1. The H1N1 subtype was responsible for the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.Skilled Nursing Facilities: Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis.Hospitals, Pediatric: Special hospitals which provide care for ill children.Hospitals: Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.Infection: Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.Anti-Bacterial Agents: Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.Health Services Research: The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)Medicaid: Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XIX, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, administered by the states, that provides health care benefits to indigent and medically indigent persons.Pandemics: Epidemics of infectious disease that have spread to many countries, often more than one continent, and usually affecting a large number of people.Influenza Vaccines: Vaccines used to prevent infection by viruses in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE. It includes both killed and attenuated vaccines. The composition of the vaccines is changed each year in response to antigenic shifts and changes in prevalence of influenza virus strains. The vaccine is usually bivalent or trivalent, containing one or two INFLUENZAVIRUS A strains and one INFLUENZAVIRUS B strain.Kidney Failure, Chronic: The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.Poisoning: A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.Home Care Services: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.Case-Control Studies: Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.Direct Service Costs: Costs which are directly identifiable with a particular service.Drug Costs: The amount that a health care institution or organization pays for its drugs. It is one component of the final price that is charged to the consumer (FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL or PRESCRIPTION FEES).Postoperative Complications: Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.Outpatients: Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.Stroke: A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)Longitudinal Studies: Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time.ItalyCross-Sectional Studies: Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.Bronchiolitis, Viral: An acute inflammatory disease of the lower RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; and METAPNEUMOVIRUS.Diagnosis-Related Groups: A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.Military Personnel: Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces.Veterans: Former members of the armed services.Cross Infection: Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.WashingtonIntensive Care Units: Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.Respiratory Tract DiseasesDouble-Blind Method: A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.Cause of Death: Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.Pneumonia, Viral: Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is caused by a viral infection.Hospitals, Urban: Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.Health Expenditures: The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.Epidemiologic Methods: Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.Hospital Records: Compilations of data on hospital activities and programs; excludes patient medical records.Mental Disorders: Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.Ontario: A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)SwedenHeart Failure, Systolic: Heart failure caused by abnormal myocardial contraction during SYSTOLE leading to defective cardiac emptying.Fever: An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.MassachusettsAftercare: The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.Homes for the Aged: Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required.Quality of Life: A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.Managed Care Programs: Health insurance plans intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services; increased beneficiary cost sharing; controls on inpatient admissions and lengths of stay; the establishment of cost-sharing incentives for outpatient surgery; selective contracting with health care providers; and the intensive management of high-cost health care cases. The programs may be provided in a variety of settings, such as HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS and PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.Health Services Accessibility: The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.Disease Outbreaks: Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic: Works about clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table.Western Australia: A state in western Australia. Its capital is Perth. It was first visited by the Dutch in 1616 but the English took possession in 1791 and permanent colonization began in 1829. It was a penal settlement 1850-1888, became part of the colonial government in 1886, and was granted self government in 1890. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1329)Vaccination: Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions: Disorders that result from the intended use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. Included in this heading are a broad variety of chemically-induced adverse conditions due to toxicity, DRUG INTERACTIONS, and metabolic effects of pharmaceuticals.Chickenpox: A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed)Saskatchewan: A province of Canada, lying between the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. Its capital is Regina. It is entirely a plains region with prairie in the south and wooded country with many lakes and swamps in the north. The name was taken from the Saskatchewan River from the Cree name Kisiskatchewani Sipi, meaning rapid-flowing river. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1083 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p486)Bacterial Infections: Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.Hospitals, University: Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.Medical Records: Recording of pertinent information concerning patient's illness or illnesses.Cardiovascular Diseases: Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.TaiwanManitoba: A province of Canada, lying between the provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario. Its capital is Winnipeg. Taking its name from Lake Manitoba, itself named for one of its islands, the name derived from Algonquian Manitou, great spirit. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p724 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p332)PennsylvaniaQuality of Health Care: The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.Health Services for the Aged: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly.Questionnaires: Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.Communicable DiseasesQuebec: A province of eastern Canada. Its capital is Quebec. The region belonged to France from 1627 to 1763 when it was lost to the British. The name is from the Algonquian quilibek meaning the place where waters narrow, referring to the gradually narrowing channel of the St. Lawrence or to the narrows of the river at Cape Diamond. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p993 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p440)Disease Management: A broad approach to appropriate coordination of the entire disease treatment process that often involves shifting away from more expensive inpatient and acute care to areas such as preventive medicine, patient counseling and education, and outpatient care. This concept includes implications of appropriate versus inappropriate therapy on the overall cost and clinical outcome of a particular disease. (From Hosp Pharm 1995 Jul;30(7):596)Episode of Care: An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.Continuity of Patient Care: Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.Mortality: All deaths reported in a given population.Pneumonia, Bacterial: Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is caused by bacterial infections.Australia: The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.Insurance, Health: Insurance providing coverage of medical, surgical, or hospital care in general or for which there is no specific heading.Adrenergic beta-Antagonists: Drugs that bind to but do not activate beta-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of beta-adrenergic agonists. Adrenergic beta-antagonists are used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, glaucoma, migraine headaches, and anxiety.Empyema: Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity.Diabetes Mellitus: A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.Diarrhea, Infantile: DIARRHEA occurring in infants from newborn to 24-months old.RomePatient Compliance: Voluntary cooperation of the patient in following a prescribed regimen.Geriatric Assessment: Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.Health Care Surveys: Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.AlaskaDiabetes Complications: Conditions or pathological processes associated with the disease of diabetes mellitus. Due to the impaired control of BLOOD GLUCOSE level in diabetic patients, pathological processes develop in numerous tissues and organs including the EYE, the KIDNEY, the BLOOD VESSELS, and the NERVE TISSUE.MaineLinear Models: Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression.Diarrhea: An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.Health Status: The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.France: A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.Insurance, Health, Reimbursement: Payment by a third-party payer in a sum equal to the amount expended by a health care provider or facility for health services rendered to an insured or program beneficiary. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)Acute Coronary Syndrome: An episode of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA that generally lasts longer than a transient anginal episode that ultimately may lead to MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.Biological Markers: Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc.Fee-for-Service Plans: Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)Primary Health Care: Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)Frail Elderly: Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.Patient Transfer: Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided.Atrial Fibrillation: Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.GermanyInjury Severity Score: An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.Activities of Daily Living: The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.Models, Economic: Statistical models of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, as well as of financial considerations. For the application of statistics to the testing and quantifying of economic theories MODELS, ECONOMETRIC is available.British Columbia: A province of Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. The name given in 1858 derives from the Columbia River which was named by the American captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia which in turn was named for Columbus. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p81-2)ColoradoUrban Population: The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.Pneumonia, Pneumococcal: A febrile disease caused by STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.Databases as Topic: Organized collections of computer records, standardized in format and content, that are stored in any of a variety of computer-readable modes. They are the basic sets of data from which computer-readable files are created. (from ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)Anti-Asthmatic Agents: Drugs that are used to treat asthma.Bacteremia: The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.

Delay in presentation of patients with acute stroke to hospital in Oxford. (1/10524)

We identified prospectively all patients (181 patients, 183 episodes) admitted to hospital in Oxford with acute stroke from 1 January to 30 June 1997. Data were inadequate in 30, leaving 153 episodes in 151 patients (63 men, 90 women). Structured interviews were used to investigate the timing of events preceding admission. Most strokes (91%) occurred at home, and 36% of patients were alone. After a median delay of 15 min, 56% called a GP (median 30 min response), 41% an ambulance (median 48 min to admission), and 3% went directly to A&E. Median time from hospital admission to doctor assessment was 69 min. Factors reducing delay were: initially calling an ambulance rather than a GP (p < 0.0001); onset not at home (p < 0.001); symptoms improving between onset and admission (p < 0.002); and altered consciousness (p < 0.002). The stroke was not recognized by 44% of patients, but no significant delay resulted. Overall, 31% were admitted within 3 h of onset, 46% within 6 h. Initial contact with the GP is a major determinant of delay. If acute therapies for stroke become available, GPs should be the primary targets for an educational initiative.  (+info)

Late referral of end-stage renal failure. (2/10524)

We studied all new patients accepted for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in one unit from 1/1/96 to 31/12/97 (n = 198), to establish time from nephrology referral to RRT, evidence of renal disease prior to referral and the adequacy of renal management prior to referral. Sixty four (32.3%, late referral group) required RRT within 12 weeks of referral. Fifty-nine (29.8%) had recognizable signs of chronic renal failure > 26 weeks prior to referral. Patients starting RRT soon after referral were hospitalized for significantly longer on starting RRT (RRT within 12 weeks of referral, median hospitalization 25.0 days (n = 64); RRT > 12 weeks after referral, median 9.7 days (n = 126), (p < 0.001)). Observed survival at 1 year was 68.3% overall, with 1-year survival of the late referral and early referral groups being 60.5% and 72.5%, respectively (p = NS). Hypertension was found in 159 patients (80.3%): 46 (28.9%) were started on antihypertensive medication following referral, while a further 28 (17.6%) were started on additional antihypertensives. Of the diabetic population (n = 78), only 26 (33.3%) were on an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) at referral. Many patients are referred late for dialysis despite early signs of renal failure, and the pre-referral management of many of the patients, as evidenced by the treatment of hypertension and use of ACEI in diabetics, is less than optimal.  (+info)

Tuberculous meningitis in South African urban adults. (3/10524)

We retrospectively reviewed 56 adults with culture-proven tuberculous meningitis (TBM), investigating clinical signs, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and outcome. There were 50 patients, aged 18-59 years, 39 with and 11 without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Six were aged 60 years or older. Neurological signs of TBM in 18-59-year-olds were unaffected by HIV serostatus while, compared to those > or = 60 years of age, there were more patients with meningism (86.0% vs. 33.3%; p = 0.011) and fewer with seizures (12.0% vs. 50.0%; p = 0.046). The HIV-infected 18-59-year-olds had significantly more extrameningeal tuberculosis compared to the non-HIV-infected (76.9% vs. 9.1%; p = 0.0001) and 23.1% had 'breakthrough' TBM. CSF analysis revealed 12 patients (21.4%) with acellular fluid (more common in those > or = 60 years of age, p = 0.016), of whom three had completely normal CSF. A neutrophil predominance was found in 22 patients (39.3%). Only three patients (5.4%) had a positive CSF smear for acid-fast bacilli. In-hospital mortality occurred in 39 patients (69.1%), was similar in all study groups, and was not related to neurological stage. The diagnosis of TBM can be masked by lack of meningism in the elderly and by atypical CSF findings.  (+info)

Premature morbidity from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. (4/10524)

OBJECTIVE: To determine rates of morbidity due to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: I used the California Hospital Discharge Database, which contains information on all discharges from acute care hospitals in California, to identify women with SLE who had been hospitalized for treatment of either acute myocardial infarction (AMI), congestive heart failure (CHF), or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) from 1991 to 1994. I compared the proportions of hospitalizations for each cause among women with SLE with those in a group of women without SLE, for 3 age strata (18-44 years, 45-64 years, and > or =65 years). RESULTS: Compared with young women without SLE, young women with SLE were 2.27 times more likely to be hospitalized because of AMI (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.08-3.46), 3.80 times more likely to be hospitalized because of CHF (95% CI 2.41-5.19), and 2.05 times more likely to be hospitalized because of CVA (95% CI 1.17-2.93). Among middle-aged women with SLE, the frequencies of hospitalization for AMI and CVA did not differ from those of the comparison group, but the risk of hospitalization for CHF was higher (odds ratio [OR] 1.39, 95% CI 1.05-1.73). Among elderly women with SLE, the risk of hospitalization for AMI was significantly lower (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.51-0.89), the risk of hospitalization for CHF was higher (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.01-1.49), and the risk of hospitalization for CVA was not significantly different from those in the comparison group. CONCLUSION: Young women with SLE are at substantially increased risk of AMI, CHF, and CVA. The relative odds of these conditions decrease with age among women with SLE.  (+info)

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein at discharge in patients with unstable angina predict recurrent instability. (5/10524)

BACKGROUND: In a group of patients admitted for unstable angina, we investigated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma levels remain elevated at discharge and whether persistent elevation is associated with recurrence of instability. METHODS AND RESULTS: We measured plasma levels of CRP, serum amyloid A protein (SAA), fibrinogen, total cholesterol, and Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae antibody titers in 53 patients admitted to our coronary care unit for Braunwald class IIIB unstable angina. Blood samples were taken on admission, at discharge, and after 3 months. Patients were followed for 1 year. At discharge, CRP was elevated (>3 mg/L) in 49% of patients; of these, 42% had elevated levels on admission and at 3 months. Only 15% of patients with discharge levels of CRP <3 mg/L but 69% of those with elevated CRP (P<0.001) were readmitted because of recurrence of instability or new myocardial infarction. New phases of instability occurred in 13% of patients in the lower tertile of CRP (/=8.7 mg/L, P<0.001). The prognostic value of SAA was similar to that of CRP; that of fibrinogen was not significant. Chlamydia pneumoniae but not Helicobacter pylori antibody titers significantly correlated with CRP plasma levels. CONCLUSIONS: In unstable angina, CRP may remain elevated for at >/=3 months after the waning of symptoms and is associated with recurrent instability. Elevation of acute-phase reactants in unstable angina could represent a hallmark of subclinical persistent instability or of susceptibility to recurrent instability and, at least in some patients, could be related to chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.  (+info)

Acinetobacter bacteremia in Hong Kong: prospective study and review. (6/10524)

The epidemiological characteristics of 18 patients with acinetobacter bacteremia were analyzed. Patients (mean age, 55.5 years) developed bacteremia after an average of 14.1 days of hospitalization. Fifteen of 16 patients survived bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii. Cultures of blood from the remaining two patients yielded Acinetobacter lwoffii. Most patients (78%) resided in the general ward, while four patients (22%) were under intensive care. Genotyping by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction analysis and the temporal sequence of isolation were more useful than phenotyping by antimicrobial susceptibility in the determination of the source of bacteremia, and the intravascular catheter was the leading infection source (39% of cases). The possibility of an association of glucose with the pathogenesis of acinetobacter infection was raised.  (+info)

Alternate child care, history of hospitalization, and preschool child behavior. (7/10524)

BACKGROUND: With more single mothers entering the workforce due to welfare reform efforts, more hospitalized children from single-parent families will have experienced alternate child care arrangements where routine care is provided by adults other than the child's mother. OBJECTIVES: To investigate with secondary analysis of data whether experience with alternate child care has a moderating effect on the relationship between hospitalization and behavior of preschool children living in female-headed single-parent families. METHOD: A sample of 60 preterm and 61 full-term children who were 3, 4, or 5 years old was recruited for the larger longitudinal study. Behavior problems were measured with the Child Behavior Checklist. History of hospitalization and alternate child care arrangements were measured with the Life History Calendar. RESULTS: Preschool children who experienced hospitalization without alternate child care experience had more somatic complaints, but those with both hospital and alternate child care experience had fewer aggressive behaviors than other children. For children with a history of hospitalization, aggressive behaviors decreased as the proportion of the child's life in alternate child care increased. CONCLUSIONS: Experience with alternate child care may ameliorate some of the negative effects of hospitalization, and potentially other novel and negative experiences, for preschool children. This could be due to child care providing positive experiences with separation from the mother, a peer group with which to talk about the novel experience, or actual instruction about the novel experience.  (+info)

Can restrictions on reimbursement for anti-ulcer drugs decrease Medicaid pharmacy costs without increasing hospitalizations? (8/10524)

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of a policy restricting reimbursement for Medicaid anti-ulcer drugs on anti-ulcer drug use and peptic-related hospitalizations. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: In addition to U.S. Census Bureau data, all of the following from Florida: Medicaid anti-ulcer drug claims data, 1989-1993; Medicaid eligibility data, 1989-1993; and acute care nonfederal hospital discharge abstract data (Medicaid and non-Medicaid), 1989-1993. STUDY DESIGN: In this observational study, a Poisson multiple regression model was used to compare changes, after policy implementation, in Medicaid reimbursement for prescription anti-ulcer drugs as well as hospitalization rates between pre- and post-implementation periods in Medicaid versus non-Medicaid patients hospitalized with peptic ulcer disease. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Following policy implementation, the rate of Medicaid reimbursement for anti-ulcer drugs decreased 33 percent (p < .001). No associated increase occurred in the rate of Medicaid peptic-related hospitalizations. CONCLUSIONS: Florida's policy restricting Medicaid reimbursement for anti-ulcer drugs was associated with a substantial reduction in outpatient anti-ulcer drug utilization without any significant increase in the rate of hospitalization for peptic-related conditions.  (+info)

Abstract W MP63: National Trends in Hospitalization Rates for Non-Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease in the United States...Abstract W MP63: National Trends in Hospitalization Rates for Non-Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease in the United States...
Background: Non-hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease (NH-CVD) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States (US). We describe the trends in NH-CVD hospitalizations in the US over a twelve-year period.. Methods: We abstracted and analyzed data for NH-CVD hospitalizations, from 1999 to 2010, from the National Hospital Discharge Survey - a national probability sample of hospitalizations at US non-federal short-stay hospitals. NH-CVD hospitalizations were defined as hospitalizations whose principal diagnoses were coded using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification codes 433-438. NH-CVD hospitalization rates were calculated for those 15 years and older, as well as among demographic sub-groups defined by age, race, gender, and geographical region. A multivariate logistic regression was modeled, with NH-CVD hospitalization as the outcome and time period as the main predictor, while controlling for age, gender, race, region, and ...
Asthma hospitalisations by Health Area and sex | ZanranAsthma hospitalisations by Health Area and sex | Zanran
Data & statistics on Asthma hospitalisations by Health Area and sex: Asthma hospitalisations by Health Area and sex, NSW 2006-07, Data on avoidable hospitalizations by gender and condition. Pneumonia and heart failure account for the largest proportion of avoidable hospitalizations for both sexes. For all conditions except appendix, gangrene, and ulcers, females have higher rates of avoidable conditions than males. For hypertension, asthma, hypokalemia, and pyelonephritis, the difference in female and male rates of avoidable ..., Childhood (|5 years) Asthma Hospitalization by Area and Sex...
Hospitalisation rates for children with intellectual disability or autism born in Western Australia 1983-1999: a population...Hospitalisation rates for children with intellectual disability or autism born in Western Australia 1983-1999: a population...
This study quantified the rate of hospitalisations for children with an ID and/or ASD compared with the general population. Children diagnosed with ID and/or ASD experienced more hospitalisations than children with neither condition, and this effect persisted after taking into account birth year and preterm birth status. While overall hospitalisation rates differ by age, the rate of hospitalisation appears to decline with increasing age, particularly for the groups with a known biomedical cause and with severe ID of unknown cause, in contrast to the general population where the rate appears more constant. We also showed that the independent effect of preterm birth on hospitalisation rates after 1 year of age is both an increase in frequency and earlier median age at hospitalisation, and this is consistent across all case groups.. Recent studies in the USA17 and Denmark22 have investigated the hospitalisation burden for children with autism, and found that individuals with autism had ...
CDC Publishes Study of Adverse Drug Events in Senior Citizens | NJ Personal Injury BlogCDC Publishes Study of Adverse Drug Events in Senior Citizens | NJ Personal Injury Blog
According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), there are approximately 100,000 emergency hospitalizations for U.S. senior citizens (over age 65) every year related to adverse drug events (ADEs). The study determined that two-thirds of these emergency hospitalizations are associated with the misuse of a small group of medications, specifically, diabetes medications and blood thinners.. The CDC study, which is entitled "Emergency Hospitalizations for Adverse Drug Events in Older Americans" in the NEJM, concluded that four particular diabetes and blood thinning medications caused the majority of ADEs in older adults. These medications are Warfarin, insulin, anti-platelet drugs, and oral diabetes medications called oral hypoglycemic agents. Data collected between 2007 and 2008 from 58 hospitals nationwide concludes that the highest number of emergency hospitalizations, 33 percent, involved Warfarin, ...
Medications Leading to Emergency Hospitalizations for Older Americans | Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice |...Medications Leading to Emergency Hospitalizations for Older Americans | Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice |...
The study found in elderly individuals an estimated 265,802 ED visits for ADE occurred yearly between 2007 and 2009. Hospitalization resulted in 37.5% of the ED visits, and 48.1% of the hospitalizations were in adults 80 years and older. ED visits resulting in hospitalization were more likely to involve unintentional overdose (65.7%) and five or more concurrent medications (54.8%). Four of the most commonly implicated medications resulting in hospitalization were warfarin (33.3%), insulins (13.9%), oral antiplatelet agents (13.3%) and oral hypoglycemic agents (10.7%); combined, the four medications resulted in two-thirds of the hospitalizations. Warfarin and antiplatelet agents mainly resulted in hemorrhagic events, and insulins and oral hypoglycemic events most commonly resulted in hypoglycemia. Only 1.2% of hospitalizations due to ADE were due to HEDIS high-risk medications and 6.6% due to Beer-criteria potentially inappropriate medications.3 ...
Provider Opinions on Frequent Mental Health Hospitalizations by Courtney J. Funke"Provider Opinions on Frequent Mental Health Hospitalizations" by Courtney J. Funke
Frequent mental health hospitalizations are contingent on many variables. The purpose of this study was to gather provider opinions on frequent mental health hospitalizations. A qualitative design was utilized; ten providers participated in this study which explored factors of frequent mental health hospitalizations. Data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings indicated that all providers view medication management as a precipitating factor to psychiatric hospitalization. Findings indicate that support at discharge will greatly influence the success of the patron. The findings of this study indicate further need for education and advocacy in mental health. Findings suggest that stigma and limited community resources are key variables to frequent mental health hospitalizations. This study parallels data from previous research on this subject; however, patient opinions on frequent mental health hospitalizations are still absent.
Hepatitis C-related cirrhosis will be a marginal cause of hospital admissions in the near future. | OnMedicaHepatitis C-related cirrhosis will be a marginal cause of hospital admissions in the near future. | OnMedica
Complications of liver cirrhosis (LC) are the main cause of hospital admissions in liver units. In areas where hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly prevalent, most of these admissions are attributable to HCV-LC. We aimed to assess the impact of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) in the profile of liver disease patients admitted into a referral liver unit from a University Hospital.We registered hospital admissions due to LC in our Liver Unit from 2011-2014 (pre-DAA period) and from 2015-2019 (post-DAA period).From a total of 14,865 hospital admissions, 10,053 were due to LC (corresponding to 6,256 patients). The number and proportion of hospital admissions due to HCV-LC remained stable during the period 2011-2014 (525 per year, 48.8% of the total), but decreased progressively after 2015 (p,0.001), reaching less than 300 (27.1%) admissions in 2019. Similarly, HCV-LC accounted for 3,885 inpatient days per year (44.9%) during the pre-DAA period and decreased steadily after 2015 (p ,0.001), reaching only ...
Richard Simmons returns home following hospitalization - Reality TV WorldRichard Simmons returns home following hospitalization - Reality TV World
Richard Simmons returns home following hospitalization. Richard Simmons has made it back home following a three day stay at the hospital to treat severe indigestion.
FULL BREAST-FEEDING MAY LOWER HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR INFECTIONS DURING FIRST YEAR OF LIFEFULL BREAST-FEEDING MAY LOWER HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR INFECTIONS DURING FIRST YEAR OF LIFE
This page contains the abstract: Full Breast-feeding May Lower Hospitalizations for Infections During First Year of Life http://www.chiro.org/pediatrics/ABSTRACTS/Full_Breast-feeding_May_Lower_Hospitalizations.shtml
Abstract 15819: Trend of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in USA: 10 Year Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Data |...Abstract 15819: Trend of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in USA: 10 Year Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample Data |...
Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in USA with a huge economic burden on health care. This study was done to determine the trend of hospitalizations from CHF, length of stay, mean cost of hospitalization and discharge disposition over last decade (2002-2011).. Methods: We used Nationwide Inpatient Sample data to extract data for patients hospitalized with primary diagnosis of CHF using clinical classification software code of 108, corresponding to ICD 9 codes of 398.91, 428.0, 428.1, 428.20, 428.21, 428.22, 428.23, 428.30, 428.31, 428.32, 428.33, 428.40, 428.41, 428.42, 428.43, 428.9. NIS is a nationally representative survey of hospitalizations conducted by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It represents 20% of all hospital data in US. Data was extracted for the years 2001-2011. Trend of rate of hospitalizations, mean ...
Predictors of preventable hospitalization in chronic disease: Priorities for changePredictors of preventable hospitalization in chronic disease: Priorities for change
Research in the area of preventable hospitalization, hospital admissions that could otherwise be avoided, provides little guidance in terms of priority areas for change. This synthesis of multiple electronic databases searched systematically for studies related to preventable hospitalization identifies six priority areas for future action in three broad conceptual areas: person priorities (symptom management and supportive relationships), programme priorities (self-management supports and service delivery), and place priorities (local infrastructure and socio-economic opportunities). Attention to these priorities could help reduce preventable hospitalization while simultaneously improving health access and quality of care ...
Chronic Disease - Emergency Room - General InformationChronic Disease - Emergency Room - General Information
The Chronic Disease series of MICAs were developed to help elevate the chronic disease diagnosis categories to a more accessible location on the query page. The primary difference between the Inpatient Hospitalization MICA or ER MICA and the respective Chronic Disease Inpatient Hospitalization or Chronic Disease ER MICA is in the list of diagnosis categories. The Chronic Disease MICAs are limited to disease classifications that were identified by DHSS as appropriate for chronic disease categorization. This list is not necessarily exhaustive and should not be considered a complete list of all chronic diseases for inpatients or ER visits. Also note that Chronic Disease Inpatient Hospitalization MICA does not include Charge or Days of Care data types. Charge and Days of Care data types can only be found on the Inpatient Hospitalization MICA. For more information about how the Inpatient Hospitalization MICA or ER MICA is constructed use the following links:. ...
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION RISK AND TREATING PATIENTS - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INCSYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION RISK AND TREATING PATIENTS - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC
A system and method for determining patient hospitalization risk and treating patients is disclosed. The system and method may include extracting patient data from one or databases corresponding to a pool of patients having end stage renal disease; using a predictive model with the extracted patient data to generate, for each of the patients, a respective expected probability for hospitalization within a predetermined time period; identifying a subset of patients having respective expected probabilities that are higher than other patients in the pool of patients; identifying, for each patient, at least one factor from the patient data that increased the expected probability of hospitalization; and based on the identified factors, determining and executing clinical interventions to lower the probability of hospitalization within the subset of the pool of patients.
Impact of etravirine on hospitalization rate between 2005 and 2011 among heavily treated HIV-1-infected individuals on failing...Impact of etravirine on hospitalization rate between 2005 and 2011 among heavily treated HIV-1-infected individuals on failing...
BACKGROUND: Etravirine (ETR), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) available in France since 2006, is indicated for antiretroviral-experienced HIV-infected adults, in combination with a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI). To assess its clinical impact in routine care, we compared hospitalization rates according to ETR + PI prescription or not, among heavily treated HIV-1 infected individuals on failing regimens between 2005 and 2011. METHODS: From the French Hospital Database on HIV (ANRS CO4), we selected heavily treated individuals (prior exposure to at least 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), 2PI and 1 NNRTI) with viral load (VL) | 50 copies/mL who started a new antiretroviral (ARV) regimen between 2005 and 2011. Using an intention-to-continue-treatment approach, hospitalization rates were calculated for the individuals who received ETR + PI, during the months after initiating ETR + PI (ETR + PI) or for the individuals who received ETR + PI, in the
Influence of carvedilol on hospitalizations in heart failure: incidence, resource utilization and costs | JACC: Journal of the...Influence of carvedilol on hospitalizations in heart failure: incidence, resource utilization and costs | JACC: Journal of the...
Measures of interest included hospitalization frequency, numbers of hospital days in special-care units (e.g., ICU/CCU) and overall, utilization of selected cardiovascular procedures, and costs of cardiovascular-related in-patient care. A cost was assigned to each cardiovascular hospitalization using cost-prediction models that were estimated using a large database containing admission-level information from 153 U.S. short-term, acute-care hospitals (HCIA, Inc.) (22). Data available for each hospital discharge included all International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9-CM) diagnoses and procedure codes, time spent in various units (e.g., ICU/CCU), services used, and total hospitalization cost. Four distinct models were developed, corresponding to the four cardiovascular primary admission causes designated on the study case-report form.. To select a master sample of hospital admissions for model estimation, all hospital stays in the HCIA database with a listed principalor ...
Skipping Meds Ups HospitalizationSkipping Meds Ups Hospitalization
Patients with type 2 diabetes who take their oral medication only some of the time risk hospitalization. Using data from a managed care organization, researchers examined the link between nonadherence and subsequent hospitalization in 900 adult patients with type 2 diabetes. The results showed that, over a 12-month period, 28.9% of the patients were nonadherent to the antihyperglycemic regimen. The risk of hospitalization increased by >2-fold in patients with type 2 diabetes who had been nonadherent to their oral medications the year before. The investigators noted that hospitalization was a strong possibility even after considering the effect of other illnesses and the patients adherence to hypertension- and cholesterol-lowering medications. The study also showed that nonadherence to high blood pressure? and cholesterol-lowering medication, seen in 18.8% and 26.9% of the patients, respectively, was not significantly connected with an increased risk of hospitalization. (The findings were ...
Increased Risk of Hospital Admission Due to Long Emergency Waiting TimesIncreased Risk of Hospital Admission Due to Long Emergency Waiting Times
Prolonged waiting times at the emergency department is associated with an enhanced risk of hospital admission or death among patients who do not receive the treatment on time.
Comparing potentially avoidable hospitalization rates related to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Switzerland: the need...Comparing potentially avoidable hospitalization rates related to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Switzerland: the need...
Although easily identified from the main diagnosis coding of inpatient stays, ACSC lists have varied substantially from one study to the next, without a rigorous argument to justify the inclusion and exclusion criteria [4]. In our study, 25% of cases identified by inpatient main diagnoses were removed by applying exclusion criteria which detected surgery or severe comorbidities for which hospitalization was appropriate.. Age and gender were insufficient to predict PAH risk. Taking into account all possible clinical information is of utmost importance for a fair comparison between care providers groups or regions. Inpatient diagnoses, which are available in most developed countries, should therefore be used. We recommend supplementing diagnosis-based morbidities with drug-related information (often available from insurers data) because of the substantial change in expected rates. Inpatient diagnoses have a limited ability to describe the disease burden because only a minority of patients is ...
Infant hospitalization and maternal depression, poverty and single parenthoodInfant hospitalization and maternal depression, poverty and single parenthood
Objectives - There is variation in rates of hospitalization for young children which is unexplained by differences in health. We used population-based survey data to examine the contribution of family sociodemographic and psychodynamic factors to the risk of hospitalization in children under the age of 2 years in Canada.. Methods - Baseline data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (a population-based study of child health and well-being) were used. A weighted sample of 332 697 (unweighted n = 2184) children between the age of 12 and 24 months, whose biological mother reported data on hospitalization over the past year, were included. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to estimate the risk of hospitalization by sociodemographic and psychodynamic factors controlling for important biological covariates.. Results - The overall proportion of children who were hospitalized was 11.2%. After adjusting for prematurity, the only statistically significant biological factor ...
Children and Adolescent Inpatient HospitalizationChildren and Adolescent Inpatient Hospitalization
Prairie St. Johns Hospital offers an inpatient hospitalization program for children and adolescents that can help them stabilize mentally during a crisis.
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In this community-based population of middle-aged white and black persons, those with prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and diagnosed diabetes had significantly higher rates of all-cause hospitalization over a median of 20 years of follow-up compared with those without a history of diagnosed diabetes and normal HbA1c (,5.7%), even after adjustment for insurance status and comorbidities. Further, among persons with diagnosed diabetes, those with poor glycemic control, as assessed by HbA1c, had higher rates of all-cause hospitalization compared with those with lower HbA1c. Consistent with prior studies (19,20), hospitalization rates across diabetes/HbA1c categories were higher for older versus younger individuals. Even after adjustment, hospitalization rates were higher in blacks versus whites among persons with diagnosed diabetes, suggesting that blacks with diabetes experience a higher burden of morbidity from diabetes compared with their white counterparts. Men had higher rates of ...
Outside Medical Facilities Hospitalization ServiceOutside Medical Facilities Hospitalization Service
... All range of hospitalization: general wards, semi-private and private rooms, VIP rooms. 24/ 7 routine and emergency hospitalization of adults and children to multifield and specialized hospitals Mainstream hospitalization - resuscitation, therapy, surgery, cardiology,
Riverside County reports 721 new cases, 14 deaths, & 16 hospitalizations since Monday - KESQRiverside County reports 721 new cases, 14 deaths, & 16 hospitalizations since Monday - KESQ
Hospitalizations and ICUs are on the rise across the state, according to Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly. As of Nov. 10, hospitalizations are up 31.6% percent over the past 14 days in the state. ICUs have seen a 29.6 percent rise in ICUs in the state.. News Channel 3s Dani Romero spoke with county officials about the recent increase in hospitalizations.. "We have had an increase in hospitalizations let say over the last month, which is somewhat alarming, but our capacity for ICU beds and overall beds is well within the capacity of our hospitals," said County Spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr.. (Note Data will continue to update past today). ...
iproc - Preventing Avoidable Hospitalizations at Low-Cost Across Large Populations | Accardi | Iproceedingsiproc - Preventing Avoidable Hospitalizations at Low-Cost Across Large Populations | Accardi | Iproceedings
Objective: Our objective was to address the above concerns of compliance and multimorbidity management in an affordable and scalable way. Guided by the triple aim, our solution uses the only technology that is accepted and embraced by our entire population-the telephone. In the case of the elderly high-risk population (generally 80 and older), they have telephones and use them to communicate with their families. In the case of the younger and more mobile at risk population, the mobile phone has become ubiquitous. The second key objective was to address the multiple conditions in each patients unique case mix. Our solution requires only a small amount of data entry including patient demographics, a listing of the multiple health conditions (chronic, acute, and behavioral), and an acuity rating such as low, medium, or high. The demographics and conditions can be prepopulated via integration with the health systems electronic medical record (EMR ...
Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia. - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.govPhysiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia. - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Acute respiratory infections are the fourth cause of hospitalization in elderly. Hospital admissions due to pneumonia range from the 1.1 and 4 per 1,000 patients, increasing with age. Hospitalization causes a decline in physical and functional status. Physical impairment involves a higher risk of disability and mortality in elderly people. Various studies have examined the impact of hospitalization in patients with respiratory pathology, and it has been shown that hospitalization implies a significant physical impairment in patients admitted for pneumonia showing that this deterioration increases with age. That highlights the need of interventions in order to reduce the impact of hospitalization. The objective of this study is to examine whether a physical therapy intervention can reduce impairment in patients hospitalized due to pneumonia ...
Physiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia. - Tabular View - ClinicalTrials.govPhysiotherapy in Patients Hospitalized Due to Pneumonia. - Tabular View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Acute respiratory infections are the fourth cause of hospitalization in elderly. Hospital admissions due to pneumonia range from the 1.1 and 4 per 1,000 patients, increasing with age. Hospitalization causes a decline in physical and functional status. Physical impairment involves a higher risk of disability and mortality in elderly people. Various studies have examined the impact of hospitalization in patients with respiratory pathology, and it has been shown that hospitalization implies a significant physical impairment in patients admitted for pneumonia showing that this deterioration increases with age. That highlights the need of interventions in order to reduce the impact of hospitalization. The objective of this study is to examine whether a physical therapy intervention can reduce impairment in patients hospitalized due to pneumonia ...
Adults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture HospitalizationAdults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture Hospitalization
Adults diagnosed with diabetes are at significantly increased risk for fracture-related hospitalization, says a Medscape Medical News article based on the results from an analysis of data from a large, community-based study. More than 15,100 patients between 45 and 64 years old participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a 4-community study that began in 1987. There were a total of 1,078 fracture-related hospitalizations during the 20-year follow-up period. (Only fractures that resulted in inpatient hospitalization were captured in ARIC.) At baseline, 1,195 participants had been diagnosed with diabetes based on self-report, and 605 had undiagnosed diabetes according to their measured serum glucose values. Compared with the 13,340 study participants without diabetes, the incidence of fracture-related hospitalization was significantly greater among the group with diagnosed diabetes (6.6 vs 3.9 per 1,000 person-years of follow-up).. The incidence of fracture ...
Adults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture HospitalizationAdults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture Hospitalization
Adults diagnosed with diabetes are at significantly increased risk for fracture-related hospitalization, says a Medscape Medical News article based on the results from an analysis of data from a large, community-based study. More than 15,100 patients between 45 and 64 years old participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a 4-community study that began in 1987. There were a total of 1,078 fracture-related hospitalizations during the 20-year follow-up period. (Only fractures that resulted in inpatient hospitalization were captured in ARIC.) At baseline, 1,195 participants had been diagnosed with diabetes based on self-report, and 605 had undiagnosed diabetes according to their measured serum glucose values. Compared with the 13,340 study participants without diabetes, the incidence of fracture-related hospitalization was significantly greater among the group with diagnosed diabetes (6.6 vs 3.9 per 1,000 person-years of follow-up).. The incidence of fracture ...
Kidney disease hospitalization and mortality rates continue to decline in the US | EurekAlert! Science NewsKidney disease hospitalization and mortality rates continue to decline in the US | EurekAlert! Science News
According to an annual data report from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), hospitalization and mortality rates for patients with chronic kidney disease continue to decline in the US.
Hospitalizations and cognitive decline in older adults | EurekAlert! Science NewsHospitalizations and cognitive decline in older adults | EurekAlert! Science News
Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, report researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The results of their study suggest that hospitalization may be a more of a major risk factor for long-term cognitive decline in older adults than previously recognized.
Poverty related risk for potentially preventable hospitalisations among children in Taiwan | BMC Health Services Research |...Poverty related risk for potentially preventable hospitalisations among children in Taiwan | BMC Health Services Research |...
Taiwanese per capita health expenditures in 2006 were 31,661 New Taiwan dollars (NT dollars) [29]. A comparison of this amount with expenditures for potentially preventable hospitalisations in the first two years of life highlights the amount of resources spent on young childrens hospital care that may be avoided or reduced by adequate and timely ambulatory care as well as primary prevention. Three findings from this study are particularly noteworthy: (1) high hospital admission rates and lengths of stays for lower respiratory infections among young children in all income categories, (2) significantly higher hospital care use among young children in the poorest category for acute injuries and poisonings as well as for lower respiratory infections, and (3) substantial links of more use of well-child care with a shorter total length of stay and with lower episode severity for acute injuries and poisonings in the first two years of life. We have not found any published article that reports ...
Tamar Braxton Breaks Silence Following Hospitalization | 98.9 The BuzzTamar Braxton Breaks Silence Following Hospitalization | 98.9 The Buzz
In a lengthy Instagram post following her hospitalization two weeks ago, Tamar Braxton is opening up about her 11-year battle with mental health and feeling exploited by her network.
US hits COVID-19 hospitalization record amid virus surge | WVNSUS hits COVID-19 hospitalization record amid virus surge | WVNS
The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing.
US hits COVID-19 hospitalization record amid virus surge | myfox8.comUS hits COVID-19 hospitalization record amid virus surge | myfox8.com
The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing.
NM-IBIS - Complete Health Indicator Report - Alcohol - Alcohol-Related Chronic Liver Disease Hospital DischargesNM-IBIS - Complete Health Indicator Report - Alcohol - Alcohol-Related Chronic Liver Disease Hospital Discharges
Excessive alcohol use is the most common cause of CLD. Other causes (e.g. acetaminophen use) are less common. CLD can develop over many years, in some cases 20-30 years, and data on hospitalizations can provide information on CLD risk at an earlier time point in the disease?s development than AR-CLD mortality. However CLD hospitalizations are not limited to alcohol-related conditions, and include all hospital stays where the primary diagnosis was determined to be CLD. Additionally, CLD hospitalizations measure number of hospital stays rather than individuals diagnosed with CLD (i.e. a person can be hospitalized more than once). The rate of CLD hospitalizations in 2016 (83.8 hospitalizations per 100,000) has increased 41.6% since 2010 (59.2 hospitalizations per 100,000). Women are at lower risk than men. Women who identify as Asian or Pacific Islander have the lowest rates whereas men who identify as American Indian have the highest rates ...
Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Sundmacher L, Bäumler M, Busse R (2012): Der Einfluss von Ärztedichte auf ambulant...Fakultät VII Wirtschaft & Management: Sundmacher L, Bäumler M, Busse R (2012): Der Einfluss von Ärztedichte auf ambulant...
The rate of hospital admissions due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) has widely been accepted as a measure for access and quality in primary care. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions represent a range of conditions for which hospitalization should be avoidable because the disease or condition has been prevented from occurring, or because individuals have had access to timely and effective primary care. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between increasing physician density and ACSCs on the level of the 413 German counties and urban districts. We investigated the impact of increasing density of various groups of physicians on different ACSCs indication groups using a generalized linear regression model over four years (2005-2008). Non-linear infl uences on ACSCs rates of physician density were modelled and tested. We further controlled for lifestyle, life expectancy, age distribution, environmental factors, socio-economic factors and distances to ...
Hypertension Drug Adherence Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Lower Medical Costs but Increased Total Care CostsHypertension Drug Adherence Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Lower Medical Costs but Increased Total Care Costs
/PRNewswire/ -- Although adherence to hypertension medications was significantly associated with lower hospitalization rates, the total costs of care are...
Infant feeding and hospitalization during the first six months of life.Infant feeding and hospitalization during the first six months of life.
To compare the frequency of hospitalization during the first six months of life between breast-fed and bottle-fed infants.. METHOD:. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over twelve months, in hospital-based outpatient clinics. Mother-infant pairs, seen at the clinics during the study period, were enrolled. Infants were between the ages of 6-24 months and had been brought for routine check-ups, vaccinations or common childhood ailments. Subjects were recruited from babies with no congenital anomalies or chronic illnesses. Study team recorded necessary information about feeding practices, previous illnesses and hospitalizations on a structured questionnaire. Hospitalization rates in 3 groups of infants with different feeding methods i.e. predominant breastfeeding, partial breast-feeding, and bottle-feeding were compared. Results were analyzed using SPSS software, ANOVA was used for comparison of means between groups, and a p-value ,0.05 was regarded as significant.. RESULTS:. A total ...
Prevent Senior Hospitalizations Public Education Program Launch | Gaston & Lincoln CountiesPrevent Senior Hospitalizations Public Education Program Launch | Gaston & Lincoln Counties
Most medical professionals agree that staying healthy enough to avoid a hospital stay should be the ultimate goal. Thats especially true for seniors. A hospital stay may be necessary and beneficial. But if there are ways to safely avoid it, most seniors and their caregivers are all for it. To that end, some experts predict that nearly half (48.5%) of senior hospitalizations could, in fact, be avoided if proper preventative steps are taken.. The Prevent Senior Hospitalizations program provides family caregivers with a variety of resources to learn more about warning signs, risks and preventative measures that could help keep their loved one out of the hospital. Some of these resources include an interactive Hospitalization Risk Meter and a downloadable guide with detailed information around five key preventative actions.. Review all the Prevent Senior Hospitalizaton resources on www.preventseniorhospitalizations.com​. ...
Prevent Senior Hospitalizations Public Education Program Launch | Cape Coral, N. Fort Myers, Pine IslandPrevent Senior Hospitalizations Public Education Program Launch | Cape Coral, N. Fort Myers, Pine Island
Most medical professionals agree that staying healthy enough to avoid a hospital stay should be the ultimate goal. Thats especially true for seniors. A hospital stay may be necessary and beneficial. But if there are ways to safely avoid it, most seniors and their caregivers are all for it. To that end, some experts predict that nearly half (48.5%) of senior hospitalizations could, in fact, be avoided if proper preventative steps are taken.. The Prevent Senior Hospitalizations program provides family caregivers with a variety of resources to learn more about warning signs, risks and preventative measures that could help keep their loved one out of the hospital. Some of these resources include an interactive Hospitalization Risk Meter and a downloadable guide with detailed information around five key preventative actions.. Review all the Prevent Senior Hospitalizaton resources on www.preventseniorhospitalizations.com​. ...
National Estimates of Insulin-Related Hypoglycemia and Errors Leading to Emergency Department Visits and HospitalizationsNational Estimates of Insulin-Related Hypoglycemia and Errors Leading to Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations
Rates of ED visits and subsequent hospitalizations for IHEs were highest in patients 80 years or older; the risks of hypoglycemic sequelae in this age group should be considered in decisions to prescribe and intensify insulin. Meal-planning misadventures and insulin product mix-ups are important tar …
Owen WIlson Asks for Privacy Following Hospitalization | OK! MagazineOwen WIlson Asks for Privacy Following Hospitalization | OK! Magazine
Superhot actor and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Owen Wilson was hospitalized Aug. 26 in what has been reported as a shocking suicide attempt. The 38-year-o
Most Drug-Related Hospitalizations Due to Handful of DrugsMost Drug-Related Hospitalizations Due to Handful of Drugs
Just a few medicines are responsible for a majority of the emergency hospitalizations for bad events related to medication use in older U.S. adults, according to new research.
Psychiatric Hospitalization Treatment for Dual Diagnosis PatientsPsychiatric Hospitalization Treatment for Dual Diagnosis Patients
Inpatient hospitalization, or partial hospitalization, provides round-the-clock assistance for those with addiction or abuse and a severe mental illness.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) HospitalizationsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hospitalizations
Diseases of the respiratory system, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), were the third leading cause of hospitalizations in Simcoe Muskoka in 2017. There were more than 1,500 COPD hospitalizations in 2017, accounting for more than one-third of all respiratory system disease related hospitalizations.. The age-standardized hospitalization rate for COPD in Simcoe Muskoka for all ages and sexes in 2017 was 217 (206.1, 228.1) hospitalizations per 100,000 population, which was significantly higher than the Ontario rate of 177 (174.9, 179.0) hospitalizations per 100,000 population. There was a small but significant decreasing trend in the COPD hospitalization rates in Simcoe Muskoka over the 15-year period from 2003 to 2017. The provincial rates for COPD hospitalizations did not change significantly over this same period of time. The COPD hospitalization rates in Simcoe Muskoka have been consistently above the provincial rates over this time period; however, the gap has narrowed in ...
Race, Insurance Status Affect Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations | EmaxHealthRace, Insurance Status Affect Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations | EmaxHealth
They also sought to distinguish between potentially avoidable hospitalizations related to chronic conditions, such as hypertension and asthma, and hospitalizations related to acute conditions, such as a perforated appendix or bacterial pneumonia. The researchers found that both race and insurance were strongly associated with risk for potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Black patients with chronic conditions had higher risks than whites for such hospitalizations, while black patients with acute conditions were slightly less likely than whites with similar conditions to experience a potentially avoidable hospitalization, according to the study. Blacks who had Medicare, other public health insurance or private health insurance, or were uninsured all had a higher risk of a potentially avoidable hospitalization than whites in the same categories, though the degree of risk varied by insurance category. The researchers call for further study into the finding that there were more potentially ...
Researchers See Hospitalization Records As Additional Tool - RedorbitResearchers See Hospitalization Records As Additional Tool - Redorbit
Comparing hospitalization records with data reported to local boards of health presents a more accurate way to monitor how well communities track disease outbreaks, according to a paper published April 16 in the journal PLOS ONE by a research team led by Elena Naumova, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate dean at Tufts University School of Engineering.. In a paper titled "Hospitalization Records as a Tool for Evaluating Performance of Food and Water-Borne Disease Surveillance Systems: A Massachusetts Case Study," Naumova and the team examined healthcare statistics for Massachusetts residents 65 and older who were diagnosed with three different foodborne and waterborne illnesses-salmonella, campylobacteriosis, and giardiasis-from January 1991 to December 2004.. Statistics for diseases transmitted via food and water are monitored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and local boards of health through reports by health care providers, hospitals and ...
Getting a grippe on severity: a retrospective comparison of influenza-related hospitalizations and deaths captured in...Getting a grippe on severity: a retrospective comparison of influenza-related hospitalizations and deaths captured in...
Since 2009, in Ontario, reportable disease surveillance data has been used for timely in-season estimates of influenza severity (i.e., hospitalizations and deaths). Due to changes in reporting requirements influenza reporting no longer captures these indicators of severity, necessitating exploration of other potential sources of data. The purpose of this study was to complete a retrospective analysis to assess the comparability of influenza-related hospitalizations and deaths captured in the Ontario reportable disease information system to those captured in Ontarios hospital-based discharge database. Hospitalizations and deaths of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases reported during the 2010-11 to 2013-14 influenza seasons were analyzed. Information on hospitalizations and deaths for laboratory-confirmed influenza cases were obtained from two databases; the integrated Public Health Information System, which is the provincial reportable disease database, and the Discharge Abstract Database, which
Reducing avoidable hospitalizations and improving quality in nursing homes with APRNs and interdisciplinary support: lessons...Reducing avoidable hospitalizations and improving quality in nursing homes with APRNs and interdisciplinary support: lessons...
Reduction in avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents is a major concern to health care providers as well as payers. Not only are hospitalizations costly but also hospitalized nursing home residents experience functional and physical decline as a result of hospital transitions that can result in worsening health conditions or death. In 2012, the Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) was funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovations Center and Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office as a part of a national demonstration, Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents. While avoiding hospitalizations is important for both short- and long-stay nursing home residents, the CMS initiative focuses on long-stay residents. The CMS funded 7 sites across the United States with the purpose for each site ...
Ohio reports nearly 2,000 flu-related hospitalizations this season : TFR LIVE : Truth Frequency RadioOhio reports nearly 2,000 flu-related hospitalizations this season : TFR LIVE : Truth Frequency Radio
by Robert Herriman, Outbreak News Today. The number of influenza related hospitalizations in Ohio have skyrocketed this year to date as compared to the 4-year-average for the Buckeye state (see chart below).. According to the Ohio Department of Health, 1,919 such hospitalizations have been reported thus far during the 2014-15 flu season. In fact, during the previous week alone (Dec. 14-20), Ohio had 935 new confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations - a dramatic increase over the previous weeks 529 new hospitalizations.. Influenza A (H3N2) is the predominant virus strain this flu season.. During the same period in 2013, Ohio saw 331 flu-related hospitalizations (H3N2 was not the predominant strain).. As a note of comparison, Ohio had 851 flu hospitalizations through Week 51 of the 2012-13 flu season when H3N2 was also predominant. The number of such hospitalizations for that entire flu season exceeded 5,000.. Cuyahoga County has been hit the hardest concerning flu hospitalizations, ...
Neighbourhood unemployment and other socio-demographic predictors of emergency hospitalisation for infectious intestinal...Neighbourhood unemployment and other socio-demographic predictors of emergency hospitalisation for infectious intestinal...
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have observed that infectious intestinal disease (IID) related hospital admissions are higher in more deprived neighbourhoods. These studies have mainly focused on paediatric populations and are cross-sectional in nature. This study examines recent trends in emergency IID admission rates, and uses longitudinal methods to investigate the effects of unemployment (as a time varying measure of neighbourhood deprivation) and other socio-demographic characteristics on IID admissions for adults and children in England. METHODS: A longitudinal ecological analysis was performed using Hospital Episode Statistics on emergency hospitalisations for IID, collected over the time period 2012-17 across England. Analysis was conducted at the neighbourhood (Lower-layer Super Output Area) level for three age groups (0-14; 15-64; 65+ years). Mixed-effect Poisson regression models were used to assess the relationship between trends in neighbourhood unemployment and emergency IID admission rates,
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Spike When Flu Season Peaks - Tampung Health InfoHeart Failure Hospitalizations Spike When Flu Season Peaks - Tampung Health Info
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Weakened hearts grow weaker and fail when influenza rages throughout the land, a new study reports.. Hospitalizations for heart failure increased dramatically in months when the flu season was at its worst: For every 5 percent monthly increase in flu activity, researchers observed a 24 percent increase in hospitalization rates for heart failure.. On average, as many as 1 in 5 heart failure hospitalizations appear to be triggered by the flu during the months when influenza viruses are circulating widely.. "It was especially pronounced during the most virulent seasons that we studied," said lead researcher Orly Vardeny, an investigator with the Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research. "Those years had the most pronounced association between influenza and heart failure hospitalizations.". For example, researchers found a 22 percent increased risk of heart failure during the 2010-2011 season. The particularly nasty H3N2 strain of ...
Frontiers | Worsening Disability and Hospitalization Risk in Sarcopenic Obese and Dynapenic Abdominal Obese: A 5.5 Years Follow...Frontiers | Worsening Disability and Hospitalization Risk in Sarcopenic Obese and Dynapenic Abdominal Obese: A 5.5 Years Follow...
Background/Objectives: A general lack of studies comparing the effect of both dynapenic abdominal obesity and sarcopenic obesity on worsening disability and hospitalization risk should be recognized. The aim of the current study was to evaluate, with a 5.5-year follow-up, the prognostic value of sarcopenic obesity and dynapenic abdominal obesity definitions on worsening disability and hospitalization risk in a sample of older adults.Subjects/Methods: In 177 women and 97 men aged 68-78 years, the following outcomes were evaluated at baseline: appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM), percent fat mass (FM%), leg isometric strength, body mass index (BMI), lipid profile, vitamin D3, albumin, fibrinogen, glycemia, physical activity level, income, smoking status, and comorbidities. The rate of reported disabilities and hospitalization were also assessed at baseline, 1, 2, 3, and 5.5-years follow-up. The study population was classified into: (i) non-sarcopenic/obese (NS/O), sarcopenic/non-obese (S/NO),
Stroke hospitalizations are up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina | American Heart AssociationStroke hospitalizations are up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina | American Heart Association
Study Highlights: Stroke hospitalizations in South Carolina are increasing among middle-aged blacks. The disparity in South Carolina alone, was associated with $450 million in hospitalization charges over 10 years. The issue is not limited to the south as similar data has also been noted elsewhere.
Gouts Increasing Hospitalizations and Poor Management | RheumNow - Rheumatology News & InformationGouts' Increasing Hospitalizations and Poor Management | RheumNow - Rheumatology News & Information
Numerous studies have shown that gout hospitalizations have increased in the last decade. Also worrisome is a new studiy showing that patients admitted to the hospital are less likely to have received recommended urate-lowering treatment (ULT). (Abstract OP0262 - http://buff.ly/2roN7SF). Dehlin and Swedish researchers have analyzed the Western Swedish Health Care Region register to identify gout hospitalizations between 2000-2013. They found the annual hospitalization rate for gout increased from 12.2 to 16.7 per 100 000 adults, with a resultant 56% increase in healthcare costs.. Moreover, these patients were less likely to receive ULT - only 19 to 27% had been on ULT in the 6 months preceding their hospitalization. This considerable lack of treatment is seen as yet another reason for the growth in gout hospitalizations in Sweden.. A second study, examined whether nurse-led management of gout using EULAR guidelines and treat to target principles significantly improved patient outcomes compared ...
Table 4 - Coccidioidomycosis-associated Hospitalizations, California, USA, 2000-2011 - Volume 19, Number 10-October 2013 -...Table 4 - Coccidioidomycosis-associated Hospitalizations, California, USA, 2000-2011 - Volume 19, Number 10-October 2013 -...
In the past decade, state-specific increases in the number of reported cases of coccidioidomycosis have been observed in areas of California and Arizona where the disease is endemic. Although most coccidioidomycosis is asymptomatic or mild, infection can lead to severe pulmonary or disseminated disease requiring hospitalization and costly disease management. To determine the epidemiology of cases and toll of coccidioidomycosis-associated hospitalizations in California, we reviewed hospital discharge data for 2000-2011. During this period, there were 25,217 coccidioidomycosis-associated hospitalizations for 15,747 patients and &gt;$2 billion US in total hospital charges. Annual initial hospitalization rates increased from 2.3 initial hospitalizations/100,000 population in 2000 to 5.0 initial hospitalizations/100,000 population in 2011. During this period, initial hospitalization rates were higher for men than women, African Americans and Hispanics than Whites, and older persons than younger persons.
Epidemiology of Hospitalizations Associated with Invasive Candidiasis, United States, 2002-2012 - Volume 23, Number 1-January...Epidemiology of Hospitalizations Associated with Invasive Candidiasis, United States, 2002-2012 - Volume 23, Number 1-January...
Invasive candidiasis is a major nosocomial fungal disease in the United States associated with high rates of illness and death. We analyzed inpatient hospitalization records from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project to estimate incidence of invasive candidiasis-associated hospitalizations in the United States. We extracted data for 33 states for 2002-2012 by using codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, for invasive candidiasis; we excluded neonatal cases. The overall age-adjusted average annual rate was 5.3 hospitalizations/100,000 population. Highest risk was for adults &gt;65 years of age, particularly men. Median length of hospitalization was 21 days; 22% of patients died during hospitalization. Median unadjusted associated cost for inpatient care was $46,684. Age-adjusted annual rates decreased during 2005-2012 for men (annual change -3.9%) and women (annual change -4.5%) and across nearly all age groups. We report a high mortality
Kawasaki Syndrome Hospitalizations in the United States, 1997 and 2000 | American Academy of PediatricsKawasaki Syndrome Hospitalizations in the United States, 1997 and 2000 | American Academy of Pediatrics
Objective. To estimate the incidence and describe the epidemiologic characteristics of Kawasaki syndrome (KS) among children in the United States.. Methods. Hospital discharge records with a KS diagnosis among patients ,18 years of age were obtained from the 1997 and 2000 Kids Inpatient Database and weighted to estimate the number and rate of KS-associated hospitalizations for the United States.. Results. In 2000, ∼4248 hospitalizations associated with KS occurred in the United States, and the median age of patients at admission was 2 years. Children ,5 years of age accounted for 3277 of these KS hospitalizations (77%) and had a KS hospitalization rate of 17.1 per 100 000 children. This rate was similar to the 1997 rate of 17.6 per 100 000 children. The KS hospitalization rate was significantly higher for infants ,1 year of age than for children 1 to 4 years of age (19.8 and 16.4 per 100 000 children, respectively). The rate of KS hospitalizations among children aged ,5 years was highest ...
Hospitalization Discharge Diagnoses for Kidney Disease --- United States, 1980--2005Hospitalization Discharge Diagnoses for Kidney Disease --- United States, 1980--2005
Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States (1). Nearly 26 million persons in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and another 20 million are at increased risk for CKD (2). End-stage renal disease (ESRD), which can be caused by either CKD or acute renal failure (ARF), results in approximately 85,000 deaths each year in the United States (3). The total annual cost of treating ESRD in the United States was approximately $33 billion in 2005 (3). Much of the care for CKD and ESRD is provided in the outpatient setting; however, the number of hospitalizations for ARF and chronic kidney failure (CKF) is substantial. In 2004, an estimated 221,000 hospitalizations with a first-listed discharge diagnosis of ARF and 19,000 with a first-listed discharge diagnosis of CKF occurred in the United States (4). To characterize national trends in kidney disease hospitalizations, CDC analyzed data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) for the period ...
Flu Vaccine Cuts Flu-Related Hospitalization in COPD Patients | Physicians WeeklyFlu Vaccine Cuts Flu-Related Hospitalization in COPD Patients | Physician's Weekly
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) - For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalization, influenza vaccination is associated with a significant reduction in influenza-related hospitalization, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in CHEST.. Sunita Mulpuru, M.D., from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues analyzed data from a national, prospective, multicenter cohort study involving patients with COPD hospitalized between 2011 and 2015. Patients received nasopharyngeal swabs that were tested for influenza. Data were analyzed for 4,198 hospitalized COPD patients with known vaccination status.. The researchers found that vaccinated versus unvaccinated individuals had a 38 percent reduction in influenza-related hospitalizations. Compared with influenza-negative patients, patients positive for influenza (38.5 percent) experienced significantly higher crude mortality (9.7 versus 7.9 percent) and critical illness (17.2 versus 12.1 percent). In ...
Variation in readmission and mortality following hospitalisation with a diagnosis of heart failure: prospective cohort study...Variation in readmission and mortality following hospitalisation with a diagnosis of heart failure: prospective cohort study...
People discharged from hospital with heart failure have relatively poor outcomes. In this study, just over one in ten patients died before discharge, and of those discharged, 4% died within a month and one in five had an unplanned readmission. While unplanned readmission and post-discharge mortality rates did vary across hospitals, in our study this between-hospital variation did not account for a significant proportion of the total variation in outcomes once individual patient characteristics were accounted for. A range of patient characteristics were associated with a higher risk of unplanned readmission, including being male, prior hospitalisation for cardiovascular disease and for anemia, comorbidities at the time of admission, lower BMI and lower social interaction scores. Similarly, risk of 30-day mortality was associated with patient-level factors, in particular age and comorbidity.. Heart failure is one of the most common underlying medical conditions in patients readmitted to hospital ...
Preventable Hospitalizations Among Children in California Counties After Child Health Insurance Expansion Initiatives | Urban...Preventable Hospitalizations Among Children in California Counties After Child Health Insurance Expansion Initiatives | Urban...
Between 2000 and 2005, there were 281,000 total preventable hospital pediatric admissions. After adjusting for the effects of time and county, the rate of ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) hospitalizations was significantly lower post-implementation of Childrens Health Initiatives (CHIs), versus pre-implementation for children of lower-income families, but not for children of higher-income families. We estimate that 6324 ACSC hospitalizations may have already been prevented in existing CHI counties after implementation, saving about $6.7 million over the 6 years, assuming $7000 per child hospitalization ...
Paediatric hospitalisations for lower respiratory tract infections in Mount Isa | The Medical Journal of AustraliaPaediatric hospitalisations for lower respiratory tract infections in Mount Isa | The Medical Journal of Australia
Objective: To compare the rates of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) among children in north-west Queensland, according to age, sex and Indigenous status.. Design, setting and patients: Retrospective chart review of hospitalisations at Mt Isa Base Hospital, Queensland, from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011 among children , 15 years of age.. Main outcome measures: Rates of admission for bronchiolitis, pneumonia and bronchiectasis, calculated using population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.. Results: There were 356 admissions for ALRI, involving 276 children. Of the 162 children aged , 12 months old, 125 (77.2%) were Indigenous. Hospitalisations increased over the study period, and rates were significantly higher among Indigenous children compared with non-indigenous children (24.1 v 4.5 per 1000 population per year). There were 195 admissions of 164 children with pneumonia, 126 (76.8%) of whom were Indigenous. Annual rates for Indigenous children were higher than for ...
Burden of influenza-associated respiratory hospitalizations in the Americas, 2010-2015 - FluTrackers News and...Burden of influenza-associated respiratory hospitalizations in the Americas, 2010-2015 - FluTrackers News and...
PLoS One. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31490961#) 2019 Sep 6;14(9):e0221479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221479. eCollection 2019. Burden of influenza-associated respiratory hospitalizations in the Americas, 2010-2015. Palekar RS (https://www.ncbi.nl
Singapore MediClaims Database - Resident Population Inpatient Hospitalization and Outpatient Counts 2008 | GHDxSingapore MediClaims Database - Resident Population Inpatient Hospitalization and Outpatient Counts 2008 | GHDx
Ministry of Health (Singapore). Singapore MediClaims Database - Resident Population Inpatient Hospitalization and Outpatient Counts 2008 ...
Predictors of Incident Heart Failure Hospitalizations among Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Insight from the...Predictors of Incident Heart Failure Hospitalizations among Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Insight from the...
Background-Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and metabolic syndrome are associated with increased risk of heart failure (HF). However, predictors associated with the increased risk of incident HF have not been well characterized. We aimed to identify independent predictors of incident HF hospitalization among patients with IGT. Methods and Results-In NAVIGATOR, 9306 research participants with IGT and one or more cardiovascular risk factors were randomized to valsartan versus placebo and nateglinide versus placebo in a 2x2 factorial manner, with a median follow-up of 6.5 years. Using a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model, we analyzed the relationships among baseline clinical factors and the outcome of incident HF hospitalization in patients without history of HF. Significant predictors were identified by forward selection. Increasing age, history of coronary heart disease, and atrial fibrillation or flutter were among several known independent predictors of incident HF hospitalization. ...
John Libbey Eurotext - Modalities of hospitalization in emergency of institutionalized patientsJohn Libbey Eurotext - Modalities of hospitalization in emergency of institutionalized patients
p>Institutionalized people represent 9 to 37% of the patients hospitalized in emergency. The aim of this study is to clarify practical conditions of decision and realization of an hospitalization in emergency from an institution.,/p>,p>This is a prospective and descriptive longitudinal study of the hospitalizations in emergency of institutionalized elderly during six months, from 11 nursing homes.,/p>,p>The patients hospitalized in emergency are old (86.7 ± 7.3 years), more than 80% are women, widows and dependent (GIR 3). Main reasons for hospitalization in emergency are falls in a third of cases and cardio-pulmonary failure (27%). The alert is given by nurses and auxiliary nurses in 60% of cases. The decision of hospitalization is medical in more than 80% of cases. The medical opinion is only on phone in 24.4% of cases. After hospitalizations, 85% of patients came back straight to their institution and 10% died during their stay at the hospital.,/p>,p>The terms of hospitalization in emergency ...
24 U.S. Code § 34 - Hospitalization of persons outside continental limits of United States; persons entitled; availability of...24 U.S. Code § 34 - Hospitalization of persons outside continental limits of United States; persons entitled; availability of...
In addition to those persons, including the dependents of naval and Marine Corps personnel, now authorized to receive hospitalization at naval hospitals, hospitalization and dispensary service may be provided at naval hospitals and dispensaries outside of the continental limits of the United States and in Alaska, to the officers and employees of any department or agency of the Federal Government, to employees of a contractor with the United States or his subcontractor, to the dependents of such persons, and in emergencies to such other persons as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe: Provided, That such hospitalization and dispensary service to other than the dependents of naval and Marine Corps personnel shall be permitted only where facilities are not otherwise available in reasonably accessible and appropriate non-Federal hospitals. The charge for hospitalization or dispensary service for persons other than dependents of naval and Marine Corps personnel as specified in this section shall ...
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Are Up 131% in Three Decades | The Alliance for Natural HealthHeart Failure Hospitalizations Are Up 131% in Three Decades | The Alliance for Natural Health
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Hospital admissions for stroke among the very old in the USA<...Hospital admissions for stroke among the very old in the USA<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Hospital admissions for stroke among the very old in the USA. AU - Tabereaux, Paul B.. AU - Brass, Lawrence M.. AU - Concato, John. AU - Bravata, Dawn M.. PY - 2008/9/1. Y1 - 2008/9/1. N2 - Background: We sought to describe the proportion of acute ischemic stroke admissions for very old patients (≥85 years), compare the characteristics of very old versus younger patients and identify factors among very old patients associated with adverse outcomes. Methods: The 2000 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data included acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations for patients ≥45 years. The combined outcome was in-hospital mortality or discharge to a long-term care facility. Results: Among 15,020 stroke hospitalizations, 20.4% were for very old patients. The outcome rate was higher in hospitalizations for very old patients (2,176/3,058, 71.2%; versus 5,748/11,962, 48%; p , 0.0001). More hospitalizations for very old patients were for women (73.5 versus 55.1%; p , 0.0001), fewer for ...
Greater risk of hospitalization in children with down syndrome and OSA at higher elevation<...Greater risk of hospitalization in children with down syndrome and OSA at higher elevation<...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Greater risk of hospitalization in children with down syndrome and OSA at higher elevation. AU - Jensen, Kristin M.. AU - Sevick, Carter J.. AU - Seewald, Laura A S. AU - Halbower, Ann C.. AU - Davis, Matthew M.. AU - McCabe, Edward R B. AU - Kempe, Allison. AU - Abman, Steven H.. PY - 2015/5/1. Y1 - 2015/5/1. N2 - BACKGROUND: Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for OSA. Increasing elevation is known to exacerbate underlying respiratory disorders and worsen sleep quality in people without DS, but whether altitude modulates the severity of OSA in DS is uncertain. In this study, we evaluate the impact of elevation (1,500 m vs . 1,500 m) on the proportion of hospitalizations involving OSA in children with and without DS. METHODS: Merging the 2009 Kids Inpatient Database with zip-code linked elevation data, we analyzed diff erences in the proportion of pediatric hospitalizations (ages 2-20 years) involving OSA, pneumonia, and congenital heart disease (CHD), with and ...
Acute Partial Hospitalization - Glade Run Lutheran ServicesAcute Partial Hospitalization - Glade Run Lutheran Services
Glade Run is pleased to offer acute partial hospitalization programming for youth ages 10-17 (as well as 18 - 21 year-old students who meet specific criteria) on our historic Zelienople campus. Acute partial hospitalization is a clinically enhanced day program that is provided to members clinical presentation requires intensive management by a multidisciplinary treatment team to deter inpatient hospitalization.. The program day in the Glade Run Acute Partial Hospitalization Program will begin in the classroom where clients will receive three hours (8:00AM-11:00AM) of instructional and therapeutic support.. Following instructional time, clients will have lunch and review progress, goals, expectations, and contract for safety with their Primary Clinician and Primary Group.. The afternoon portion of the acute partial will consist of three therapeutic skill groups (including; Recreation, Process, Creative Expression, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), medication ...
Delaware coronavirus hospitalizations at lowest level since mid-AprilDelaware coronavirus hospitalizations at lowest level since mid-April
Delaware health officials reported 196 coronavirus-related hospitalizations on Wednesday, the lowest this figure has been since mid-April.
As Colorados new COVID-19 cases remain elevated, state sees uptick in hospitalizations - The Denver PostAs Colorado's new COVID-19 cases remain elevated, state sees uptick in hospitalizations - The Denver Post
On Sunday, there were 171 patients hospitalized with confirmed coronavirus infections, up almost 30% from June 29. Hospitalizations dropped slightly on Monday to 165 people. However, thats still higher than the 132 COVID-19 patients in hospitals a week ago, according to data from the Colorado Hospital Association.. Hospitalizations are an indicator of the severity of the pandemic, and help inform public health policy decisions, such as whether to roll back reopening. While young and adults and teenagers are at a lower risk of complications from COVID-19, they can still end up in the hospital because of the disease. They also can transmit the virus to others without experiencing symptoms themselves.. "You would expect that would lead to fewer hospitalizations than if we were seeing an increase among an older age group," Miller said. "Thats something thats on the positive side of things, but going forward, I think the question is will we see those infections spilling over to those older age ...
Objective to build up and validate the Drug Derived Difficulty Index - Suppression of KRas-mutant cancer through the combined...Objective to build up and validate the Drug Derived Difficulty Index - Suppression of KRas-mutant cancer through the combined...
Objective to build up and validate the Drug Derived Difficulty Index (DDCI), a predictive model derived from drug prescriptions able to stratify the general population according to the risk of death, unplanned hospital admission, and readmission, and to compare the new predictive index with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). was compared to the CCI in terms of calibration, discrimination and reclassification. Setting 6 local health government bodies with 2.0 million citizens aged 40 years or above. Results One year and overall mortality rates, unplanned hospitalization rates and hospital readmission rates gradually improved with increasing ABT-737 DDCI score. In the overall human population, the model including age, gender and DDCI showed a high overall performance. DDCI expected 1-yr mortality, general mortality and unplanned hospitalization with an precision of 0.851, 0.835, and 0.584, respectively. If in comparison to CCI, DDCI demonstrated reclassification and discrimination properties ...
Heart Failure Hospitalizations on the DeclineHeart Failure Hospitalizations on the Decline
The nationwide rate of being hospitalized for heart failure is on the decline. A major new study has found the positive health news.
Project Report on Insurance Industries | Vehicle Insurance | InsuranceProject Report on Insurance Industries | Vehicle Insurance | Insurance
A unique policy that covers hospitalisation and Outpatient Department Expenses (including Dental treatment, cost of medicines and drugs) and enables optimum tax savings of up to Rs. 5099 u/s 80D. Policy Coverage This is a comprehensive Tax-Saving health plan and provides 2 covers: Basic Hospitalisation Cover Outpatient Department (OPD) Basic Hospitalisation Cover This covers inpatient hospitalisation expenses up to sum insured of Rs. 2 or Rs. 3 Lakhs (depending on the plan chosen). You can avail the cashless claim facility in any of the 4500+ network hospitals across India. Basic Hospitalisation cover includes: Medical expenses incurred as an inpatient during hospitalisation for more than 24 hours, including room charges, doctors / surgeons fee, medicines, diagnostic tests, etc. 30 days prior to hospitalization 60 days post hospitalization Pre-existing disease can be covered after the 2nd year provided the policy is renewed with us for three consecutive years. Technologically advanced ...
Violent thoughts and violent behavior following hospitalization for me by Thomas Grisso, Jeffrey Davis et al."Violent thoughts and violent behavior following hospitalization for me" by Thomas Grisso, Jeffrey Davis et al.
Using a standardized schedule of questions, this study examined (a) the prevalence of self-report of violent thoughts by patients hospitalized for mental disorders compared with nonpatients, (b) the persistence of violent thoughts after discharge, and (c) the relation between patients violent thoughts while hospitalized and violent acts within 20 weeks after hospital discharge. About 1/3 of the patients reported thoughts of violence while hospitalized, more than twice the proportion found among nonpatients. Reporting violent thoughts in hospital was significantly related to engaging in violent acts within 20 weeks after discharge for non-White patients, patients without major mental disorder but with substance abuse diagnoses, patients with high symptom severity, and patients whose reports of violent thoughts persisted after discharge. Reporting violent thoughts was significantly related to measures of psychopathy, anger, and impulsiveness.
Chronic flares of muscle pain following hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis (no trigger found) - I cannot get a diagnosis. -...Chronic flares of muscle pain following hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis (no trigger found) - I cannot get a diagnosis. -...
Background: I am a 23 year old female working on recovery from anorexia nervosa. I was hospitalized in July of 2013 for medical stabilization at around 95 pounds, 57. In the hospital, I gained 12-15 pounds, and was discharged somewhere around 108-109 pounds with stable lab values. I admitted to a day treatment program where I ate 3 meals and 2 snacks in program, and then lived in a supervised, sober, transitional living home. I do not know exactly how many calories I was eating at the time, but I think it was at least 2000-2500 calories a day. I was not exercising at all, had not changed medications, had not been sick, and was not using any illicit substances. Routine labs came back with a total creatinine kinase of 1800+. I was told to ignore the CK values by my doctor, but the treatment team was concerned. The following day, I developed severe muscle pain--it was something between a burning feeling, a cramping feeling, and a feeling that I had been exercising vigorously and my muscles were ...
New Study Finds ARDS Patients Who Smoke and Are Obese Have Poorer Quality of Life Following HospitalizationNew Study Finds ARDS Patients Who Smoke and Are Obese Have Poorer Quality of Life Following Hospitalization
New study of patients who survive Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) finds their subsequent quality of life has more to do with lifestyle factors than h
Executive Order GA-32Executive Order GA-32
On October 8, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-32 to reopen certain venues to 75% capacity and allow resumption of elective surgeries in certain counties. Counties that reside in Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) with high COVID‑19 hospitalizations are excluded from these reopenings.. Per the GA-32, areas with high hospitalizations means any Trauma Service Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID‑19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceeds 15 percent, until such time as the Trauma Service Area has seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID‑19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity is 15 percent or less. A county within a TSA that has high hospitalizations may still reopen up to 75% if the county meets attestation parameters established under GA-32.. GA-32 took effect on October 14, 2020.. ...
Influenza-Associated Hospitalization in a Subtropical CityInfluenza-Associated Hospitalization in a Subtropical City
In a new study, Peiris and colleagues present the results of a study in which they obtained information on patients admitted to hospitals in Hong Kong during the period 1996 2000. They developed an appropriate statistical technique that allowed them to capture influenza-associated mortality even in the absence of a predictable seasonal pattern of influenza, and also controlled for potential confounding factors as variations in temperature and humidity. The researchers found that during influenza outbreaks, hospital admissions increased, not just for respiratory diseases such as pneumonia but also for cardiovascular conditions and diabetes. The increases were most noticeable for older people. Overall, influenza was responsible for 11.6% of admissions for respiratory disease, 1.5% of admissions for stroke, 1.8% of admissions for heart attacks, and 3.5% of admissions for diabetes. These figures are comparable with what has been found in developed countries outside the tropics ...
Impact of Medication Adherence on Hospitalization Risk and Healthcare CostImpact of Medication Adherence on Hospitalization Risk and Healthcare Cost
Objective:The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of medication adherence on healthcare utilization and cost for 4 chronic conditions that are major drivers of drug spending: diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and congestive heart failure.Research Design:The authors conduct
Can 2 Pills a Day Keep Readmission Away? | JACC: Journal of the American College of CardiologyCan 2 Pills a Day Keep Readmission Away? | JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Patients with heart failure (HF) routinely experience a course punctuated by recurrent hospitalizations. Following acute HF hospitalization, nearly 30% of patients are rehospitalized within 60 to 90 days (1). Approximately 45% of these hospitalizations are for recurrent/refractory HF symptoms, but a similar percentage is due to noncardiovascular causes (2). Because readmissions worsen patients quality of life (3), increase the risk for future adverse events (4), and constitute a substantial financial burden (5), interventions that reduce hospitalizations represent an unmet need that would benefit patients with HF, the medical community, payers, and society.. Public and private payers have targeted the reduction of readmissions as a pay-for-performance quality measure. In 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began public reporting of HF readmission rates and then enacted financial penalties for poorly performing hospitals in 2010 (6). Although data suggest that many early ...
COVID-19 hospitalizations at CRMC reach new high, local nursing home reports record outbreak | Coronavirus | wyomingnews.comCOVID-19 hospitalizations at CRMC reach new high, local nursing home reports record outbreak | Coronavirus | wyomingnews.com
CHEYENNE - As the coronavirus has continued to spread in Wyoming at record levels over the past week, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center was reporting an all-time high of COVID-19 hospitalizations
El Paso tops 14,000 active virus cases, hospitalizations at new high - KVIAEl Paso tops 14,000 active virus cases, hospitalizations at new high - KVIA
The number of hospitalizations increased from 908 to 934 -- yet another an all-time high. There are 245 virus patients in the ICU, which is also a record.. The City of El Paso originally scheduled a news conference at 1 p.m. to address the ongoing health crisis, but later cancelled it as officials said they were still reviewing data.. But El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has scheduled a 5 p.m. announcement, at which time sources told ABC-7 he is likely to announce either more restrictions or some type of shutdown.. ...
HKU Scholars Hub: Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to...HKU Scholars Hub: Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to...
Conference Paper: Impact of breastfeeding on hospitalizations from infectious diseases in Hong Kong Chinese children up to eight years of ...
Flu virus on upswing in area - The Lima NewsFlu virus on upswing in area - The Lima News
LIMA - With winter in full swing, physicians and health personnel are urging residents to take every precaution possible to stop the spread of viruses.. Jeannetta Francy, epidemiologist with the Allen County Health Department, listed some startling statistics regarding the flu.. "In Allen County we have seen an increase in flu cases. From October 1, 2017 until now, we have seen in Allen County 41 influenza-associated hospitalizations. Compared to this time last year, we had 16 influenza-associated hospitalizations. So we have a huge increase," said Francy.. Flu is only reported to health departments when it results in a hospitalization. If someone visits their doctor and theyre not hospitalized, the health department does not get that report.. Grand Lake Health System in St. Marys started to restrict visitors Thursday to limit the spread of respiratory infections as well as precautionary measures to limit seasonal flu.. These limitations include not permitting children under the age of 14 in ...
health policy | Office of Public Health Studieshealth policy | Office of Public Health Studies
Homelessness and inadequate housing are major causes of unnecessary hospitalizations, according to a study by University of Hawaiʻi researchers.. The study, "I Need my Own Place to get Better": Patient Perspectives on the Role of Housing in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, is from an ongoing project to understand and reduce potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart disease in Hawaiʻi.. Principal investigator and Office of Public Health Studies Associate Professor Tetine Sentell, says, "We were interested in patient perspectives on the role of housing as contributing to their potentially preventable hospitalization.". Said Michelle Quensell, MPH 15, lead author of the study and a UH public health graduate, "We talked to 90 patients, and almost 25 percent reported a housing-related issue as a major factor in hospitalization. About half of these patients were homeless, noting the high cost of housing in Hawaiʻi.". "Patients said it was hard to care for their ...
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Skipping Meds Ups HospitalizationSkipping Meds Ups Hospitalization
Owen WIlson Asks for Privacy Following Hospitalization | OK! MagazineOwen WIlson Asks for Privacy Following Hospitalization | OK! Magazine
Adults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture HospitalizationAdults With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Fracture Hospitalization
Infant hospitalization and maternal depression, poverty and single parenthoodInfant hospitalization and maternal depression, poverty and single parenthood
Psychiatric Hospitalization Treatment for Dual Diagnosis PatientsPsychiatric Hospitalization Treatment for Dual Diagnosis Patients
Disease Burden of Influenza | CDCDisease Burden of Influenza | CDC
Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity | CDCRisk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity | CDC
Partial Hospitalization | SpringerLinkPartial Hospitalization | SpringerLink
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Coronavirus: California hits hospitalization milestoneCoronavirus: California hits hospitalization milestone
Tracy Lawrence returns to stage after hospitalizationTracy Lawrence returns to stage after hospitalization
Bernie Sanders undergoes heart procedure after hospitalizationBernie Sanders undergoes heart procedure after hospitalization
Opioid-Related Hospitalization and Chronic DiseasesOpioid-Related Hospitalization and Chronic Diseases
Treatment-Resistant Depression: When Hospitalization is NeededTreatment-Resistant Depression: When Hospitalization is Needed
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Psychiatric Hospitalization Among Adolescents | SpringerLinkPsychiatric Hospitalization Among Adolescents | SpringerLink
ICU Hospitalization Tied To PTSDICU Hospitalization Tied To PTSD
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Can Hospitalization Precipitate Toxic Stress? | Monthly Feature | PediatricsCan Hospitalization Precipitate Toxic Stress? | Monthly Feature | Pediatrics
Treating Addicted Patients During, After Hospitalization Reduces RelapseTreating Addicted Patients During, After Hospitalization Reduces Relapse
Moderate drinking tied to lower risk of hospitalizationModerate drinking tied to lower risk of hospitalization
World reacts to Carrie Fishers hospitalization | Fox NewsWorld reacts to Carrie Fisher's hospitalization | Fox News
Researchers See Hospitalization Records As Additional Tool - RedorbitResearchers See Hospitalization Records As Additional Tool - Redorbit
The Microbiome and Cirrhosis-Associated HospitalizationThe Microbiome and Cirrhosis-Associated Hospitalization
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Suicidal Behavior Linked to Hospitalization | HealthCentralSuicidal Behavior Linked to Hospitalization | HealthCentral
Fearing Inpatient Hospitalization - Ask the TherapistFearing Inpatient Hospitalization - Ask the Therapist
U.S. fracking linked to higher hospitalization rates: researchers | ReutersU.S. fracking linked to higher hospitalization rates: researchers | Reuters
Influenza-associated Hospitalizations | Summary | NNDSSInfluenza-associated Hospitalizations | Summary | NNDSS
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  • Prime set out to compare one year of all-cause hospitalization rates, medical costs and pharmacy costs among patients who were adherent and non-adherent to hypertension medications. (prnewswire.com)
  • These dedicated technicians spend a tremendous amount of time working with patients during the first day of a pet's hospitalization, and accordingly an enviable amount of bonding occurs between patient and nurse during this time. (criticalcaredvm.com)
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  • Objectives - There is variation in rates of hospitalization for young children which is unexplained by differences in health. (ices.on.ca)
  • To assess its clinical impact in routine care, we compared hospitalization rates according to ETR + PI prescription or not, among heavily treated HIV-1 infected individuals on failing regimens between 2005 and 2011. (inserm.fr)
Data7
  • We used population-based survey data to examine the contribution of family sociodemographic and psychodynamic factors to the risk of hospitalization in children under the age of 2 years in Canada. (ices.on.ca)
  • A weighted sample of 332 697 (unweighted n = 2184) children between the age of 12 and 24 months, whose biological mother reported data on hospitalization over the past year, were included. (ices.on.ca)
  • The missing data represents a three-week time period when the Brazos County Health District did not report daily hospitalization numbers. (kbtx.com)
  • Arguably the best data to look at to see if a second wave is beginning are the hospitalization numbers. (aier.org)
  • Data are based on the number of hospitalizations, not the number of children hospitalized. (kidsdata.org)
  • This AHRQ News & Numbers summary is based on data in Hospitalizations Stays for Burns, 2004 , HCUP Statistical Brief No. 25 . (ahrq.gov)
  • Hospitalizations were up to 1,023 on Thursday, according to data released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday. (wxxinews.org)
Findings1
Rate7
  • The adherent group was associated with a lower hospitalization rate (10.1 percent adherent vs. 11.1 percent non-adherent), lower medical costs ( $7,124 adherent versus $7,441 non-adherent), higher pharmacy costs ( $3,079 adherent versus $1,733 non-adherent) and high total cost of care ( $10,203 adherent versus $9,174 non-adherent). (prnewswire.com)
  • Hypertension medication is associated with 20 percent lower hospitalization rate and lower medical costs,' said Patrick Gleason , PharmD, director of clinical outcomes assessment at Prime. (prnewswire.com)
  • A rudimentary daily hospitalization rate can be calculated from the daily hospitalization number and the number of active cases per day. (kbtx.com)
  • It can be seen that while active cases and hospitalization numbers were high, the rate of hospitalization of active cases was lower than normal. (kbtx.com)
  • and a population health collaborative reduced the hospitalization rate for heart attacks. (sg2.com)
  • Myers said if the rate of hospitalizations continues to rise it will be at an "unsustainable level. (littlevillagemag.com)
  • Myers and Dr. Dustin Arnold of UnityPoint Health both said their biggest concern about the hospitalization rate is staffing. (littlevillagemag.com)
Discharge1
  • Hospitalization can also occur as a transitory period between a residential community and discharge, or be included as part of various stages of an integrated treatment plan. (dualdiagnosis.org)
Preventable3
  • Research in the area of preventable hospitalization, hospital admissions that could otherwise be avoided, provides little guidance in terms of priority areas for change. (edu.au)
  • This synthesis of multiple electronic databases searched systematically for studies related to preventable hospitalization identifies six priority areas for future action in three broad conceptual areas: person priorities (symptom management and supportive relationships), programme priorities (self-management supports and service delivery), and place priorities (local infrastructure and socio-economic opportunities). (edu.au)
  • Attention to these priorities could help reduce preventable hospitalization while simultaneously improving health access and quality of care. (edu.au)
Study2
Subsequent1
Chronic1
  • As of May 30, 2020, the most comprehensive analysis of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S., thus far, finds the most common underlying health conditions were cardiovascular disease (32 percent), diabetes (30 percent), and chronic lung disease (18 percent), according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (baptisthealth.net)
Coronavirus2
  • NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that shows no signs of slowing. (wvnstv.com)
  • follow the recommendations on the website https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/ . (info-coronavirus.be)
Infections1
California2
Hospital3
Frequent2
Factors1
Partial18
Reason for hospitalization2
Medically necessary2
  • The length of your stay is determined by the staff based on your clinical condition, although insurance companies can independently decide if they no longer believe continued hospitalization is "medically necessary. (webmd.com)
  • The power of the referral is particularly striking because these addicts weren't initially seeking treatment, and were simply offered the opportunity during a medically-necessary hospitalization. (boston.com)
Post-hospitalization4
  • The authors conclude: "The high concentration of risk of suicides and other adverse outcomes might justify targeting expanded posthospitalization interventions to soldiers classified as having highest post-hospitalization suicide risk, although final determination requires careful consideration of intervention costs, comparative effectiveness and possible adverse effects. (eurekalert.org)
  • A Florida managed care company, which Anthem acquired two years ago, already had a program in place to provide post-hospitalization meals. (indystar.com)
  • Studies have shown that providing post-hospitalization nutrition can help with healing, said Ritch Brandon, senior vice president for marketing and strategy for GA Foods in an email. (indystar.com)
  • Physicians and caregivers should make preparations for post-hospitalization care that assumes a loss of function, Covinsky said. (ucsf.edu)
Requires hospitalization2
Deaths10
  • Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of influenza illnesses, medical visits, flu-associated hospitalizations, and flu-associated deaths that occur in the U.S. in a given season. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million - 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 - 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 - 61,000 deaths annually since 2010. (cdc.gov)
  • Daily deaths have continued to decrease even as cases and hospitalizations stabilize. (mercurynews.com)
  • This means more protection for more people, and fewer hospitalizations and deaths from chickenpox, Bernstein says. (webmd.com)
  • From 1998 to 1999, researchers from 21st Century Consumer conducted developmental research to be used in the creation of educational programs to help reduce the number of injuries and deaths due to preventable errors during hospitalization. (rwjf.org)
  • Soldiers in the highest predicted suicide risk stratum (group) had seven unintentional injury deaths, 830 suicide attempts and 3,765 subsequent hospitalizations within 12 months of hospital discharge. (eurekalert.org)
  • Immunizations will prevent more than 21 million hospitalizations and 732,000 deaths among children who were born in the last 20 years, according to the CDC report, which underscores the importance of sustaining high vaccination coverage. (healthline.com)
  • Five counties in Southern California - Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside - continue to lead the state in hospitalizations, cases and deaths from the virus. (mercurynews.com)
  • These included 55 repeat hospitalizations, 11 suicide attempts, one attempted murder, two suicides and two deaths with unclear circumstances. (reuters.com)
  • While Cuomo said that lower hospitalization rates were a good sign, he reported that New York simultaneously saw the largest day-to-day jump in coronavirus-related deaths - 799 - since the outbreak began. (lohud.com)
Outpatient2
Patient's4
Infection7
  • The researchers analyzed and compared the number of cases of salmonella, campylobacteriosis, and giardiasis reported through public health surveillance with the number of hospital admissions for the same infection recorded by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish each infection 's surveillance to hospitalization ratio (SHR) for cities and towns across the state. (redorbit.com)
  • In their data analysis for salmonella, for example, the team was able to calculate an average statewide SHR of one hospitalization for every 1.7 cases of the infection reported through the surveillance system. (redorbit.com)
  • Results suggest an increasing trend of listeriosis infection and hospitalization rates in Spain during the study period. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Studies in North America and Europe have shown that young children are at increased risk of serious complications and hospitalization from influenza infection. (nih.gov)
  • Therefore, we investigated whether hospitalization with childhood infection is associated with adult anthropometric and metabolic outcomes in a large, well-phenotyped longitudinal cohort. (aappublications.org)
  • A total of 1376 subjects from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, aged 3 to 9 years at baseline (1980), who had lifetime data from birth onward on infection-related hospitalization (IRH) had repeated assessments through childhood and adolescence and at least once in adulthood (age 30-45 years in 2001-2011). (aappublications.org)
  • Childhood infection-related hospitalization was independently associated with adverse adult metabolic variables, which suggests that infections and/or their treatment in childhood may contribute to causal pathways leading to adult cardiometabolic diseases. (aappublications.org)
Psychiatric7
Illness4
  • The study also showed higher rates of hospitalization for neurological illness, skin conditions and cancer. (reuters.com)
  • More than a third of the elderly in our study were less able to care for themselves after being in the hospital than before the illness that caused their hospitalization in the first place," said the study's lead author, Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH, staff physician at the SFVAMC and UCSF assistant professor of medicine. (ucsf.edu)
  • More than 50 percent of hospitalizations in the homeless group were for mental illness and substance abuse disorder, perhaps pointing to the impact of the opioid epidemic on these populations, compared with only 20 percent in the non-homeless group. (healthcentral.com)
  • An occupational disease or illness that results in a fatality, or that involves the hospitalization of five or more employees, is reportable to OSHA within 48 hours if it can be traced to a specific event that has occurred at a place of employment. (osha.gov)
News1
  • Adults diagnosed with diabetes are at significantly increased risk for fracture-related hospitalization, says a Medscape Medical News article based on the results from an analysis of data from a large, community-based study. (apta.org)
Statewide4
Higher probability2
Study's2
  • At this point, we suspect that residents are exposed to many toxicants, noise and social stressors due to hydraulic fracturing near their homes and this may add to the increased number of hospitalizations," Reynold Panettieri, one of the study's authors, said in a press release. (reuters.com)
  • The study's findings come in the wake of a CMS proposal to include potentially avoidable hospitalizations as a quality metric for postacute and long-term care facilities. (apta.org)
Relapse1
Risk20
  • Exposure to secondhand smoke nearly doubles the risk for hospitalization for an asthma exacerbation in children with asthma, according to the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis. (medscape.com)
  • This twofold difference in hospitalization risk is clinically important because hospitalizations for asthma have been linked with increased mortality and poorer disease control, the authors note in an article published online September 24 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology . (medscape.com)
  • Cite this: Asthma: Secondhand Smoke Doubles Kids' Hospitalization Risk - Medscape - Sep 24, 2015. (medscape.com)
  • We showed that, on average, risk of hospitalization increases gradually as BMI increases, starting with people in the overweight range. (womenshealthmag.com)
  • While our study did not look at the effectiveness of diet and exercise directly, our findings do suggest that if you are overweight or obese and are able to lower your weight through a healthy diet and exercise, this is likely to reduce your risk of health problems and hospitalization. (womenshealthmag.com)
  • Drinking in moderation may reduce the risk of hospitalization. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • An international team of researchers led by Simona Costanzo, from the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Institute for Research, Hospitalization, and Health Care (IRCCS) Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, set out to examine the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of being hospitalized. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • On the other hand, those who drink in moderation present a lower risk of hospitalization for all causes and for cardiovascular diseases compared to lifetime abstainers and former drinkers. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Why is it important that new methods are developed to predict the risk of cirrhosis-associated hospitalization? (news-medical.net)
  • We therefore concluded that microbiome analysis adds significantly to our current clinical models in predicting the risk of cirrhosis-associated hospitalizations. (news-medical.net)
  • Do you think that microbiome analysis will be routinely used in healthcare to assess the risk of cirrhosis-associated hospitalization? (news-medical.net)
  • Do you think that microbiome analysis could be used to predict the risk of hospitalization for other chronic conditions? (news-medical.net)
  • Most community-dwelling older adults with dementia have multiple other chronic diseases, which are linked to increased risk of hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, a new retrospective study has concluded. (eurekalert.org)
  • Their analysis showed that as multimorbidity increased, risk of hospitalizations and ED visits also went up. (eurekalert.org)
  • A total of 52.9 percent of the posthospitalization suicides occurred after the 5 percent of hospitalizations with the highest predicted suicide risk (3824.1 suicides per 100,000 person-years), according to the study. (eurekalert.org)
  • After adjustment for the covariates, diagnosed diabetes still was associated with a significantly increased risk for fracture hospitalization, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.74. (apta.org)
  • After adjustment, participants with diagnosed diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c values of 8% or greater had a significantly greater risk for fracture hospitalization than did those with A1c values less than 8% (HR 1.63). (apta.org)
  • From PTJ: Could Impaired Physical Performance Predict Hospitalization Risk? (apta.org)
  • Routine assessments of mobility level by a physical therapist (PT) can help better identify older adults at highest risk for hospitalization, according to a new study in the January issue of PTJ ( Physical Therapy ). (apta.org)
  • While having a greater number of chronic conditions also predicted hospitalization, impaired mobility was a significant and independent risk factor for hospitalization, according to the study. (apta.org)
20181
Researchers3
Unexpectedly2
  • When care responsibilities come unexpectedly as a result of hospitalization, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. (nyc.gov)
  • It said Wisconsin's hospitalization figures stayed unexpectedly flat while other indicators worsened. (wtop.com)
Suicidal1
  • Many people with depression may need hospitalization because they feel suicidal or unable to take care of themselves day-to-day. (webmd.com)
Visits6
Potentially6
PTSD1
  • PTSD is often associated with warfare, major catastrophes and assault, not hospitalization. (psychcentral.com)
Complications3
Fractures1
Health7
  • Québec and Canadian immigration law requires non-Canadian students to have valid health and hospitalization insurance for the duration of their stay in Canada. (ulaval.ca)
  • As soon as they register, all international students are automatically covered by mandatory health and hospitalization insurance. (ulaval.ca)
  • The OPTIMISTIC study, an innovative initiative developed by research-clinicians from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute to improve health care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations and increase access to palliative care, is now underway in 19 nursing facilities throughout Central Indiana. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said the state's reporting was accurate, with the number of hospitalizations holding steady for one day, Wednesday, before rising again on Thursday. (wtop.com)
  • Any health insurance worth its monthly premium covers hospitalizations at some level. (indystar.com)
  • In this article, we aim to review the trends in epidemiology, hospitalization, and cost of AF along with its future implications on public health. (mendeley.com)
  • Alberta Hospitalization Benefits describes health law for the province of Alberta, Canada. (wikipedia.org)
Mentally1
  • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge has extended the court-ordered hospitalization of a Maryland man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he planned an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C. (ap.org)
Decline2
Participants1
  • It is likely that impairments in physical performance constitute a valuable biomarker to identify PACE participants that are vulnerable to hospitalization," authors write. (apta.org)
Assess3
  • Given the clinical team's role in supporting families, it is vital to offer trainees guidance on how to help assess, alleviate, and buffer a family's stress during a hospitalization. (aappublications.org)
  • To assess whether a quality improvement (QI) intervention can safely reduce the hospitalization rate for children presenting with anaphylaxis. (aappublications.org)
  • Your veterinarian is able to assess the hospitalization needs of your pet and determine what level of care is required. (canadianveterinarians.net)
Pediatric1
Amid1
Francisco2
Time2
  • She extended Henry's court-ordered hospitalization for up to four more months, giving prison officials more time to "initiate formal competency restoration procedures. (ap.org)
  • The county also reported coronavirus-related hospitalizations for the first time on Thursday. (lohud.com)
Clinical2
  • When we compared the usual clinical care models to predict hospitalizations to models that included either the DNA or RNA results, the microbiome-containing models were superior in predicting hospitalizations over and above the clinical models alone. (news-medical.net)
  • Importantly, the DNA+Clinical model was equivalent to the RNA+Clinical model in the prediction of hospitalization. (news-medical.net)
Conditions2