• Pharmacists often perform medication reconciliation at hospital admission and discharge to prevent medication errors . (ahrq.gov)
  • Medical records were reviewed to determine survival to PICU discharge, duration of PICU admission and duration of mechanical ventilation. (who.int)
  • Herein we assess the impact of implementing a protocol of more rigorous patient education, recovery room assessment for non-ICU admission, earlier mobilization and post-discharge communication for patients undergoing brain tumor surgery. (plos.org)
  • This experience suggests the COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity for implementing a brain tumor care protocol to facilitate safely decreasing ICU utilization and accelerating discharge home without an increase in complications, readmission or reoperations. (plos.org)
  • More rigorous patient education, recovery room assessment for non-ICU admission, earlier mobilization and post-discharge communication, layered upon a foundation of minimally invasive surgery, TIVA anesthesia and early post-operative imaging are possible contributors to these favorable trends. (plos.org)
  • The scope of the service will widen by bringing in the Community Intermediate Care team to help maintain care in people's own homes by preventing admission to, and supporting discharge from, hospitals as well as using the technology as a way to case-manage patients. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • To study the incidence and profile of elderly patients requiring early unplanned readmission within 15 days of discharge from a regional hospital and the predictive factors for readmission. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Mandatory health agreements between the municipalities and regions related to coordination of care address a number of topics related to admission and discharge from hospitals, rehabilitation, prevention, psychiatric care, information technology (IT) support systems, and formal progress targets. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Patients will benefit by services working together closer to facilitate better discharge, enhance coordination with the community and reduce re-admission rates with tracheostomy associated complications. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • This work mirrors the standard of care in other centres and feeds into the National Patient Safety programme, with hopes of incorporating the recruitment of a tracheostomy Care Practitioner to coordinate discharge and community liaison for seamless patient journey across primary and secondary care. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • Pristyn Care ensures that the patient's experience right from the discovery of the right doctor, to booking an appointment at the clinic, getting a detailed diagnosis done, booking tests at a diagnostic center, getting insurance paperwork done, commuting from home to the hospital & back on the day of the surgery, admission-discharge processes at the hospital, and follow-up consultation after the surgery - is hassle-free and care-filled. (goklassifieds.com)
  • The primary outcome was length of stay, defined as the time from the date of randomization to hospital discharge. (nih.gov)
  • 8. Time ready for hospital discharge, defined as the time from randomisation to latest of time to being free of supplemental oxygen or adequate oral feeding. (who.int)
  • Overweight and obesity in childhood have significant negative impacts on physical and psychological health and places a substantial burden on the health care system due to increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. (umc.edu)
  • HIV-EU children behaved similarly to HIV-U children in terms of mortality, duration of PICU admission and length of mechanical ventilation. (who.int)
  • Peritonitis among children is common and bears significant morbidity and mortality at our centre. (ajol.info)
  • Training of healthcare providers in district hospitals for early recognition of peritonitis, and improved ICU care availability may reduce mortality secondary to peritonitis in children. (ajol.info)
  • Other independent prognostic factors for in-hospital mortality including age, renal dysfunction, heart failure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, PaCO2 and D-dimer. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: BUN is an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality in inpatients with AECOPD and may be used to identify serious (or severe) patients and guide the management of AECOPD. (bvsalud.org)
  • A large-scale, population-based, propensity score-matched study was conducted to evaluate the association of prehospital theophylline use and mortality after admission for sepsis in Taiwanese patients with COPD. (medpagetoday.com)
  • secondary outcomes were 180-day, 365-day, and all-cause mortality. (medpagetoday.com)
  • We report on how levels of pollutants, particulate matter levels (PM10) and oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) influence hospital outcomes (30-day in-hospital mortality). (peertechzpublications.com)
  • Levels of PM10 and NOx on the day of which respiratory patients had an emergency medical admission independently predicted the 30-day hospital mortality. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • We report on particulate matter and its relationship to hospital mortality outcomes at such lower levels. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • The secondary outcomes were in-hospital all-cause mortality, the relationship between postoperative complications and admission to critical care, and the duration of hospital stay. (ijccm.org)
  • Failure to rescue was defined as mortality in patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for the treatment of complications. (ijccm.org)
  • 2 If one lived more than 50 km from a well-resourced hospital, the odds of being included in the high mortality cluster were very high [odds ratio (OR) = 4.4, 99% confidence interval (CI) = 3.2-6.0]. (ijccm.org)
  • However there is very little reliable published data on admissions and mortality rates in secondary and tertiary care. (southsudanmedicaljournal.com)
  • Despite being a large teaching hospital, documentation at JTH is often poor and official statistics on admissions and mortality are sparse and their reliability is sometimes questionable. (southsudanmedicaljournal.com)
  • We examined whether income disparities in diabetes-related morbidity or mortality decline after age 65 in a setting where much of health care is publicly funded yet universal drug coverage starts only at age 65. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • therefore, regional trauma centers have been opened and operating since 2012, and, partially because of these efforts, the preventable mortality rate of patients with severe trauma is on the decline [ 7 ]. (jtraumainj.org)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Active surveillance for hospitalized laboratory-confirmed influenza cases among residents of the seven county Rochester catchment area began in 2004 as part of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Flu-Surv.net . (rochester.edu)
  • Her survey will assess interest in receiving evidence based pediatric obesity prevention and treatment in primary care settings, as well as perceived barriers and facilitators to participating in pediatric obesity focused clinical trials research. (umc.edu)
  • Pediatric primary care providers (n = 36) will participate in focus groups to examine knowledge of pediatric overweight and obesity expert prevention and treatment recommendations, as well as needs and interest for an obesity specific practice network and pediatric obesity clinical trials research. (umc.edu)
  • 4 Guidelines from the UK also advocate long term strategies to promote secondary prevention in primary care and service evaluation through audit. (bmj.com)
  • Patients who sustain an osteoporotic fracture are at increased risk of sustaining another fracture hence efforts are directed towards secondary fracture prevention. (acquaintpublications.com)
  • All patients undergoing craniotomy or endoscopic endonasal removal of a brain, skull base or pituitary tumor were included during two non-overlapping periods: March 2019-January 2020 (pre-pandemic epoch) versus March 2020-January 2021 (pandemic epoch with streamlined care protocol implemented). (plos.org)
  • As the COVID-19 pandemic spread into the U.S. and global healthcare system in February and March of 2020, hospitals rapidly adjusted to care for the influx of infected patients [ 1 - 3 ]. (plos.org)
  • Between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 the authors found that death and re-admission were common and that risk assessment should include consideration for multiple variables including sex and Charlson Comorbidity Index [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Support the delivery of best practice in palliative and end of life care in line with the Fylde Coast End of Life Care Strategy (2016-2021) and the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care (2015-2020, relaunched May 2021). (bmj.com)
  • The participants of this study were all TBI patients, patients with isolated TBI, and patients with TBI who underwent surgery within 24 hours, who visited our level 1 trauma center from March 1, 2012 to February 28, 2020. (jtraumainj.org)
  • In addition, based on the Statistical Yearbook of the National Emergency Medical Center, as of December 31, 2020, 34,318 trauma patients visited 17 medical institutions designated as regional trauma centers in Korea. (jtraumainj.org)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients when exposed to increased PM concentrations experience a worsening of symptoms and higher morbidity as assessed by emergency room visits or hospital admissions [4-6]. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • Rates of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death by Race and Ethnicity in the United States From 2009 to 2019. (rochester.edu)
  • It was also found that about 10% of patients with COVID-19 required hospitalization and 22% of those patients ended up in intensive care units (ICU) with length of stay (LOS) averaging 20.5 days for those that required IMV [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Launched by PM Modi from Ranchi, Jharkhand in September 23, the scheme, targets more than 50 crore people providing a cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization through a network of Empanelled Health Care Providers (EHCP). (indiatribune.com)
  • The ACC provides a range of acute and secondary surgical procedures that are elective and require less than 23 hours hospitalization. (hamad.qa)
  • An Independent evaluation of the AT service, with 152 users, confirmed a positive impact on people's safety, security and quality of life: 10.5 per cent of people reported avoiding hospitalization, 38 per cent delayed or avoided residential or nursing care, and 28 per cent experienced postponement, avoidance or reduction in domiciliary/ homecare packages. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • A case-control retrospective review was undertaken at a community hospital with a dedicated neurosurgery and otolaryngology team using minimally invasive surgical techniques, total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and early post-operative imaging protocols. (plos.org)
  • We completed a multi-centre, retrospective population-based descriptive study using secondary data sources in Alberta, Canada. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This was a retrospective review of hospital records of patients treated in a tertiary care hospital with fragility fractures from January 2016 to Dec 2016. (acquaintpublications.com)
  • The study sample consisted of children with peritonitis who underwent surgical treatment at a tertiary referral hospital in Rwanda from 1 September 2015 to 28 February 2016. (ajol.info)
  • This redirection created a reduced capacity to perform operations and an overall dramatic but transient decrease in surgical volumes at most hospitals, including neurosurgical procedures [ 4 - 6 ]. (plos.org)
  • The vision of a Lancet Commission on global surgery is universal access when needed to affordable, safe, surgical treatment, and anesthesia care. (ijccm.org)
  • The Hospital itself has around 900 beds and these provide care for Acute Medicine in its wider terms and DGH Surgical specialities, including amongst others General Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology and Gynaecology. (bmj.com)
  • Surgical urgent admissions are managed through a Surgical Assessment Unit. (bmj.com)
  • Pristyn Care operates on an innovative full- stack Care delivery model to ensure that high quality surgical care is offered to patients at an affordable cost. (goklassifieds.com)
  • Pristyn Care surgical centers are currently functional across 7 metro cities - Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata - and 35 tier 2 & 3 cities across the country. (goklassifieds.com)
  • Patterns of Cost for Patients Dying in the Intensive Care Unit and Implications for Cost Savings of Palliative Care Interventions. (upenn.edu)
  • OBJECTIVE: To characterize patterns of daily costs of ICU care at the end of life and, based on these patterns, examine the role for palliative care interventions in enhancing value. (upenn.edu)
  • Estimates from the literature of effects of palliative care interventions on ICU utilization were used to simulate potential cost savings under different time horizons and reimbursement models. (upenn.edu)
  • OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult patients with life-limiting illnesses? (upenn.edu)
  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, skilled doctor to join our award-winning Hospital Palliative Care team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. (bmj.com)
  • The Post holder will join the Specialist Palliative Care Team in providing a liaison service for adult inpatients across the Trust and will be responsible for providing middle grade support to the Trinity Hospice Hospital Palliative Care Team. (bmj.com)
  • Support the delivery of the Trust's values and Trinity's mission statement of enabling compassionate care on the journey to end of life through supporting and extending the educational reach of specialist palliative care services. (bmj.com)
  • Contribute to the delivery of education to all staff groups along with key staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals and Trinity Hospice Palliative Care Services and have the opportunity to act as a clinical or educational supervisor to speciality doctors and Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners that supports delivery of the Northwest Model of Life Limiting Illness. (bmj.com)
  • Preadmission processes in the community were suboptimal at weekends and deteriorated between epochs (fewer family doctor referrals, more patients with chronic disease or palliative care designation). (bmj.com)
  • Secondary outcomes included error-related adverse event rates, global quality of care and four indicators of good practice. (bmj.com)
  • Researchers found that pharmacist-led interventions reduced medication discrepancies but did not significantly affect adverse medication events or health care utilization. (ahrq.gov)
  • The lack of fast neurological expertise in regions with underserved infrastructure poses a major barrier for state-of-the-art care of patients with acute neurological diseases and leads to disparity in provision of health care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • ANNOTeM (acute neurological care in North-East Germany with telemedicine support) aims to improve health care by use of telemedicine for acute time-dependent neurological diseases beyond stroke, in particular coma/status epilepticus, meningoencephalitis, and spinal cord injury, and therefore establish sustainable structures for implementation of evidence based treatments in underserved areas in North-East Germany. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ayushman Bharat has two components - creation of 150,000 health and wellness centers which will provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) and the PMJAY which provides health protection cover to poor and vulnerable families for secondary and tertiary care. (indiatribune.com)
  • Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: a useful proactive risk analysis in a pediatric oncology ward. (ahrq.gov)
  • More than 97% of the population in South Asia have no access to health care. (ijccm.org)
  • The primary use of these data is the calculation of health care costs and therefore mainly administrative data is collated. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Other key areas for consideration include diabetes, continuing health care, intermediate care and night services. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • Multimorbidity is now considered a global health care priority [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Private Health care appointments can be arranged at the request of parents. (stonyhurst.ac.uk)
  • Home Topics Mental health care Question and answer Where can I get help for mental health problems? (government.nl)
  • Secondary mental health care is intended for patients with serious and complex psychiatric disorders, like ADHD, anxiety disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (government.nl)
  • In the Netherlands, health insurance covers all or part of the costs of primary and secondary mental health care. (government.nl)
  • Lutchmansingh et al 21 assert that health care systems may need develop clinical infrastructures in response to the multi-faceted demands of COVID-19. (hselibrary.ie)
  • The mechanism for collection of this information is a de-identified centralized registry housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with data donations from internal and external health care professionals. (reaganudall.org)
  • Blackpool Victoria Hospital, or BVH, as it is known locally, is a medium sized NHS district general hospital (DGH) and comprises the major element of secondary health care within the wider combined acute and community trust that is the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (bmj.com)
  • Our Scorecard ranks every state's health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Guidelines for organizing health care networks have been published by the Ministry of Health. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • The aims are to reduce unnecessary visits to tertiary hospitals, cut health care costs, and improve efficiency. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • It is hoped that this type of care coordination will meet the demand for chronic disease care, improve health care quality, and contain rising costs, but it is rarely employed efficiently. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Describe your health care experiences that involved direct exposure to physicians' clinical duties and how they have shaped your desire to apply to medical school. (statesindex.org)
  • Unstructured informal interviews were conducted with local health care workers, primary and secondary school officials and villagers. (who.int)
  • Females in the same age group, however, were found to access health care more than their male counterparts. (who.int)
  • Qualitative assessments attributed this distribution to young females being more health-conscious and having greater health care-seeking behaviour. (who.int)
  • The excess of male dengue cases in the surveillance data appeared to be associated with a truly higher risk of dengue rather than greater health care access or health care-seeking behaviour by young men. (who.int)
  • This investigation indicated the importance of assessing the reported surveillance data within the context of health care utilization behaviour of the population under surveillance. (who.int)
  • 6,7 and (3) differential health care access/seeking behaviour between men and women 6,8 (e.g. working age males may have better access to health care than their female counterparts or working age females may seek health care less often than their male counterparts). (who.int)
  • However, since the reported case numbers were based on patients captured from health care sites, they may not reflect the true gender distribution of disease risk in the population. (who.int)
  • 3,9,10 Health care utilization, if differential by gender, would bias the gender distribution in the surveillance data. (who.int)
  • Antimicrobial resistance also increases the cost of health care with lengthier stays in hospitals and a need for more intensive care. (who.int)
  • The main purpose of ANNOTeM (acute neurological care in North East Germany with telemedicine support) is to establish effective and sustainable support structures for evidence based treatments for stroke and other neurological emergencies and to improve outcome for acute neurological diseases in these rural regions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Primary outcome is the composite of first time of receiving paid outpatient nursing care, first time of receiving care in a nursing home, or death within 90 days after hospital admission. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The effect of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors and clinical outcome in pediatric and intensive care: a systematic review. (ahrq.gov)
  • The primary outcome was rate of involuntary admissions during 48 months. (frontiersin.org)
  • The primary outcome was in-hospital postoperative complications. (ijccm.org)
  • Both HIV-EU and HIV-U children had significantly shorter PICU admissions and fewer days of mechanical ventilation compared with HIV-infected children (p=0.011 and p=0.004, respectively). (who.int)
  • In addition, other adverse consequences of sepsis were included, such as in-hospital death, intensive care unit admission, and need for mechanical ventilation. (medpagetoday.com)
  • 001). For sepsis-related adverse consequences, in-hospital death and need for mechanical ventilation were also lower in theophylline users versus non-users. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Determine the rate of serious influenza-associated complications, such as secondary bacterial infections, and the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission/mechanical ventilation. (rochester.edu)
  • Referrals to the SMH counselling service are managed through the Health & Wellbeing centre and SMH Safeguarding Lead. (stonyhurst.ac.uk)
  • The school GP's can make additional referrals to specialist consultants and secondary care (Hospital) services following an initial consultation with a pupil. (stonyhurst.ac.uk)
  • Regional regulatory centers coordinate patient referrals to outpatient specialized, hospital, and emergency services. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • also assess the knowledge and attitude of King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah is both the hospital doctors and the patients, a large, 930-bed general hospital which which are crucial determinants in referrals serves mainly as a secondary care centre, for psychiatric consultation [ 4 ]. (who.int)
  • The impact of pharmacists-led medicines reconciliation on healthcare outcomes in secondary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (ahrq.gov)
  • Removing fear of hospital bills and instilling confidence in the poor to fearlessly seek healthcare," Indu Bhushan, chief executive officer of the Ayushman Bharat, on November 28 tweeted. (indiatribune.com)
  • HMC is the principal public healthcare provider in the State of Qatar, delivering the safest, most effective and most compassionate care to each and every one of our patients. (hamad.qa)
  • This follows a successful 12-month pilot in 2007, which saw a reduction in hospital admissions, GP visits and matron and community nurse home visits, enabling primary and secondary care teams in Nottingham to make the best possible use of healthcare resources. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • If your GP and general practice mental health worker consider your problems too complex to treat themselves, they may refer you to a primary mental healthcare provider, or directly to secondary care. (government.nl)
  • Oronsky et al 12 predict that potential long-term effects from post-COVID syndrome will assume increasing importance as a surge of treated patients are discharged from hospital, placing a burden on healthcare systems, patients' families and society in general to care for these medically devastated COVID-19 survivors. (hselibrary.ie)
  • The primary objective of this research study is to assess Radiation Oncology healthcare providers (i.e. faculty, residents and advanced practice providers (APPs) implementation and perception of telehealth for on treatment patients in lieu of in person on treatment visits during standard of care radiotherapy during COVID-19. (reaganudall.org)
  • This important piece of work will also target improving cost-effectiveness of care as well as developing the promotion of training and education for healthcare professions involved in tracheostomy care. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • I'm also going to argue that, if left unfettered and not harnessed to the role of the generalist in healthcare, we can look forward to painful debates about rationing, professional 'turf-war' and suboptimal patient care. (rcpjournals.org)
  • I conclude that better teamwork between the generalist and specialist has never been more important for the NHS and doctors should get together to form 'integrated care chambers' to better serve their patients and the population at large, thus changing the pattern of healthcare that has built up over centuries. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Pristyn Care is a new-age healthcare company with a laser-sharp focus on simplifying the entire surgery journey of a patient and his/her attendant by offering care and assistance at each and every step. (goklassifieds.com)
  • Schmidt-Mende K, Andersen M, Wettermark B, Hasselström J. Educational intervention on medication reviews aiming to reduce acute healthcare consumption in elderly patients with potentially inappropriate medicines -A pragmatic open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. (janusinfo.se)
  • 4. acute-hospital care (i.e., a composite of hospital re-admission and emergency department or urgent-care centre visit) 5. (reaganudall.org)
  • Methods Using data from 20 acute hospital Trusts in England, we performed randomly selected structured case record reviews of patients admitted to hospital as emergencies at weekends and on weekdays between financial years 2012-2013 and 2016-2017. (bmj.com)
  • Primary outcomes were ICU utilization and hospital length of stay (LOS). (plos.org)
  • Savings can be realized with interventions that align care with patient preferences, helping to prevent unwanted ICU utilization at end of life. (upenn.edu)
  • Secondary outcomes were complications, readmissions and reoperations. (plos.org)
  • Pharmacists frequently had to intervene to prevent medication errors in a children's hospital, despite the presence of a computerized provider order entry system. (ahrq.gov)
  • 2021) Streamlining brain tumor surgery care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case-control study. (plos.org)
  • Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(5):528-534. (ijccm.org)
  • Organizational learning and patient safety: hospital pharmacy settings. (ahrq.gov)
  • A qualitative formative evaluation of a patient-centred patient safety intervention delivered in collaboration with hospital volunteers. (ahrq.gov)
  • Effect of medication reconciliation with and without patient counseling on the number of pharmaceutical interventions among patients discharged from the hospital. (ahrq.gov)
  • Perelman School of Medicine 's mission is to advance knowledge and improve health through research, patient care, and the education of trainees in an inclusive culture that embraces diversity, fosters innovation, stimulates critical thinking, supports lifelong learning, and sustains our legacy of excellence. (upenn.edu)
  • Our aims were to explore the demographic characteristics of Lyme disease patients within the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW), and to describe patient pathways. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The relative proportion of patients presenting to either setting is currently unknown, as is the patient pathway between primary, secondary and tertiary care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since 1989 Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) have recorded every 'episode' of admitted patient care (APC) delivered in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England [ 16 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) is a central administrative database that collects admissions data from NHS hospitals in Wales [ 17 , 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the first of its kind at UHCW, a Multi-Disciplinary tracheostomy working group has been established with the aim of improving end-to-end tracheostomy care and support to improve patient outcomes from this complex procedure. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • Moreover, based on previous studies, the importance of specialized trauma teams and trauma centers in charge of treating patients with severe trauma is understood, and the positive effects of trauma centers and trauma teams on overall trauma patient treatment outcomes have been demonstrated [ 4 - 6 ]. (jtraumainj.org)
  • For patient education information, see Pregnancy Center , as well as High Blood Pressure . (medscape.com)
  • METHODS: Data were linked with hospital financial records. (upenn.edu)
  • Community welfare workers are usually based at health centres, community centres or the GP's office. (government.nl)
  • Following a record-breaking year for nominations, we are delighted to reveal the finalists for our Outstanding Service and Care Awards (OSCAs) 2023. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • Post-acute COVID-19 rehabilitation will assume increasing importance as a surge of patients are discharged from hospital, placing a burden on health systems. (hselibrary.ie)
  • Many patients with severe mental disorders experience involuntary admissions which can be potentially traumatic. (frontiersin.org)
  • This population entering secondary care through A&E suggest a poor understanding of the recommended care pathways for symptoms related to Lyme disease by the general population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since there were fewer than ten centers, Indian data were not included in the primary analysis. (ijccm.org)
  • Data from 1st January 1998 to 31st December 2015 was retrieved from the two administrative hospital datasets (HES and PEDW), based on patients coded with Lyme disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Within hospital admission data ( n = 2066), most cases were either referred from primary care (28.8%, n = 596) or admitted via accident and emergency (A&E) (29.5%, n = 610). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This resulted in the recent NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines explicitly stating that 'there is a lack of robust epidemiological data on Lyme disease in the UK' [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Researchers use data collected as part of routine medical care at one university hospital to describe how often these medicines are prescribed in a large sample of older adults admitted to hospital as an emergency. (nihr.ac.uk)
  • Dengue surveillance data from Savannakhet Province, and aggregate hospital admission data from the Savannakhet Provincial Hospital for outpatients and inpatients were analysed by age and sex. (who.int)
  • This captured visits to primary care, referral for secondary services, unplanned admissions to hospital and the number of prescriptions needed. (science20.com)
  • Being active was not associated with the frequency of visits to the doctor, or referral for other hospital services. (science20.com)
  • It will also determine, during the first 30 days, the effect of virtual care with RAM technology on several secondary outcomes, including: 1. (reaganudall.org)
  • Medical alliances of regional hospital groups (often including one tertiary hospital and several secondary hospitals) and primary care facilities provide primary care for patients. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • two thirds of pediatric admissions to KCH during the study period were derived from this system. (cdc.gov)
  • Results will inform the development and implementation of pediatric obesity clinical trials in primary care settings, as well as the creation of a research practice network. (umc.edu)
  • GPs will be able to refer patients with symptoms of heart and respiratory problems for various checks at their local hospital or local community diagnostic centre, which provides a one stop shop for scans and tests. (england.nhs.uk)
  • All emergency respiratory admissions (35,523 episodes, in 15,037 patients) were tracked between (2002-2015). (peertechzpublications.com)
  • With a strategic objective to embed technological developments into its unscheduled care model, the site is developing neighbourhood health teams linked to an assessment officer in the local authority and the COPD respiratory team assisted by the use of risk-stratification of clients through the PARR tool. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • Respiratory Care, B.S. (gvsu.edu)
  • To ensure the respiratory therapy workforce is prepared to meet the growing challenges and demands it will face in terms of protocol-driven care and disease management, the American Association for Respiratory Care has called for 80 percent of therapists to either hold or be working toward a bachelor's degree. (gvsu.edu)
  • Students who are not currently respiratory therapists and are interested in pursuing a career in respiratory care are encouraged to visit gvsu.edu/chpss to contact a College of Health Professions Student Services academic advisor. (gvsu.edu)
  • Why Study Respiratory Care at Grand Valley? (gvsu.edu)
  • Students pursuing this degree will need to transfer in an associate degree in respiratory care from a CoARC accredited institution, and can transfer up to 80 credits of coursework. (gvsu.edu)
  • In addition, they will need to complete 45 credits of GVSU respiratory care coursework. (gvsu.edu)
  • Respiratory care requires a selective secondary admissions/application process. (gvsu.edu)
  • A case is defined as a resident in the catchment area having a hospital admission with a laboratory confirmed influenza infection. (rochester.edu)
  • Our hospital St James's (SJH) has a catchment area which is predominantly inner city, combining over 50% of patients labelled as deprived and a largely ageing population [14], most ecologic studies of environmental equity show that groups with lower socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to be exposed to higher air pollution levels than groups of higher SES [15]. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • With the progressive deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care, outpatient care has changed significantly in recent decades. (frontiersin.org)
  • Our plans to enhance GP direct access will enable thousands more to get a vital diagnosis sooner, and by capitalising on the additional capacity provided by over a hundred community diagnostic centres offering a 'one stop shop' for tests in the community, patients can benefit from convenient triaging and testing near their homes - and importantly, avoid a hospital admission or trip to A&E. (england.nhs.uk)
  • And our latest report also shows that we still need more provision of diagnostic tests like spirometry across the country in primary care, as well as in community diagnostic centres. (england.nhs.uk)
  • On a trouvé que la sensibilité et la spécificité des compétences des médecins référents en ma- tière de diagnostic étaient généralement faibles, notamment pour l'anxiété. (who.int)
  • Differential aspects of consultation- liaison psychiatry in a Saudi hospital. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT Consultation-liaison psychiatry has emerged as an important sub-specialty in the general hospital setting during recent years as a result of psychiatric acute wards moving into these hospitals. (who.int)
  • AT services in Norfolk aim to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, develop LTC management, reduce the size of social care packages, delay the need for residential care, and improve service pathways. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • For the secondary outcomes, only the personal control dimension of illness perceptions was improved significantly with the intervention. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, a single high dose of vitamin D3, compared with placebo, did not significantly reduce hospital length of stay. (nih.gov)
  • As well as providing benefits for patients the group aims to improve the way the Trust delivers complex tracheostomy care, inter-links with specialties and plans routine care of long-term tracheostomy. (uhcw.nhs.uk)
  • There is a critical need for research focused on children who are overweight and obese in Mississippi to supplement current medical care and prevent the development of chronic health conditions. (umc.edu)
  • Located in the state-of-the-art Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall in close proximity to five hospitals, the Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, and many research, clinical, and treatment facilities. (gvsu.edu)
  • A cross sectional survey of private medical practice in Juba Town, Southern Sudan, by a committee composed of representatives of the Directorates of Medical, Nursing and Midwifery including staff of Juba Teaching Hospital in 2008, revealed that 22% of private clinics are run by untrained nurses. (southsudanmedicaljournal.com)
  • Fifty per cent of the patients admitted for a new medical complaint were secondary to sepsis. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Thirty per cent (95% CI, 22.8% to 38.0%) of the study population had both medical and social issues. (annals.edu.sg)
  • There is a busy Accident and Emergency unit, closely linked to the Acute Medical Unit and the Intensive Care Unit. (bmj.com)
  • The hospitals within a medical alliance share a common electronic health record (EHR) system, and lab results, radiology images, and diagnoses are easily available within the alliance. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Aims To determine whether the quality of care of emergency medical admissions is worse at weekends, and whether this has changed during implementation of 7-day services. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to identify the osteoporosis care gap in patients admitted with fragility fractures in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). (acquaintpublications.com)
  • Our study aimed to identify the osteoporosis care gap in patients admitted with fragility fractures in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). (acquaintpublications.com)
  • Are teaching hospitals treated fairly in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program? (ahrq.gov)
  • In this long-term study, we were able to demonstrate a reduction in involuntary admissions in four treatment years compared to the 2 years prior to admission to the ACCESS model in patients with severe and mostly multiphase schizophrenia spectrum disorders and affective disorders with psychotic features. (frontiersin.org)
  • Method: A total of 242 ACS patients admitted to a specialized tertiary cardiac center were randomized to either the intervention or usual care ( n = 121 in both groups). (nursingcenter.com)
  • Two regional specialities are hosted on site regional Haematology and the Regional Cardiothoracic Unit (Lancashire Cardiac Centre) which provides Primary PCI and other tertiary cardiac services. (bmj.com)
  • Kilifi District and the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance Survey area (darker gray shading), showing administrative districts, Kilifi County Hospital (black square), and other tuberculosis treatment facilities (white squares), Kenya, 2010. (cdc.gov)
  • 12 clinics are designated TB treatment centers ( Figure 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The ACCESS treatment model offers assertive community treatment (ACT) embedded in an integrated care program to patients with severe psychotic disorders. (frontiersin.org)
  • Treatment is provided by, for instance, a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist working in a mental health institution, hospital or private practice. (government.nl)
  • 4,346 patients accessed the clinic on March while 27 cases referred for treatment at Jordan hospitals. (unhcr.org)
  • The findings confirmed that overall TBI patients and patients with isolated brain injury had improved treatment results and emergency care through the operation of a trauma center in a tertiary general hospital. (jtraumainj.org)
  • Birmingham OwnHealth (BOH) provides telephone-based care support through care managers to over 2,000 people with long term conditions. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • Work with the Fylde Coast Strategic End of Life Group to support the implementation of the local strategy and the ongoing development of palliative and end of life care across health and social care on the Fylde Coast, reflecting the National Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care. (bmj.com)
  • The telehealth program, established by the Ministry of Health, provides remote clinical care and support, reducing costs for patients and expanding the capabilities of family health teams. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • Adult Services (LA), Care Services Direct and NHS Barnsley are developing joint working arrangements focusing on up to 200 Patients with COPD where both telehealth and telecare will be deployed and integrated into supporting care pathways. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • CPGH provides primary and secondary care to the city of Mombasa and tertiary services for Coast Province. (cdc.gov)
  • This study describes the population of children admitted to the of pneumonia, which increases the demands on scarce paediatric PICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) intensive care unit (PICU) services in the region. (who.int)
  • The Deputy Commissioner found that Heritage Lifecare Limited, as the owner and operator of Palms Lifecare, had a responsibility to provide services with reasonable care and skill. (hdc.org.nz)
  • Hull's strategic objective is to mainstream the use of telecare and telehealth with adult health and social care services and much work has been achieved in establishing an inclusive delivery partnership with a range of agencies, including Hull University. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)
  • Background In 2013, the English National Health Service launched the policy of 7-day services to improve care quality and outcomes for weekend emergency admissions. (bmj.com)
  • Reproductive Health Sub Working Group (RHSWG): JICA's project for Improvement of Services at Village Health Centers (VHCs) in Rural Host Communities of Syrian Refugees concluded. (unhcr.org)
  • Ministry of Health and each provider association (for physicians, members, with a maximum 50 hospitals, pharmacists, etc) negotiate fees. (who.int)
  • b National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic. (who.int)
  • 001). Comparing the two groups, larger improvements in severity of illness (p = .004) and functional status (p = .043) were detected in the group with no history of involuntary admissions. (frontiersin.org)
  • This study used a dynamic discrete choice model to estimate the costs of informal care provided by a daughter to her mother, including these other costs and benefits not typically accounted for, and compared these cost estimates for 4 categories of the mother's functional status: doctor-diagnosed memory-related disease, limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), combination of both, cannot be left alone for 1 hour or more. (upenn.edu)
  • We estimate that the median cost to the daughter's well-being of providing care to an elderly mother ranged from $144,302 to $201,896 over 2 years, depending on the mother's functional status. (upenn.edu)
  • Older people who undertake at least 25 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise everyday need fewer prescriptions and are less likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency, new research has revealed. (science20.com)
  • Background: Short hospital stays for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) reduce the opportunity for risk factor intervention during admission. (nursingcenter.com)
  • The purpose of our study was to investigate whether the operation of a trauma center in a single tertiary general hospital has improved emergency care and clinical outcomes for patients with TBI. (jtraumainj.org)
  • Differences in detailed emergency care time, hospital stay, and clinical outcomes were investigated in this study. (jtraumainj.org)
  • Sveréus S, Larsson K, Rehnberg C. Clinic continuity of care, clinical outcomes and direct costs for COPD in Sweden: a population based cohort study. (janusinfo.se)
  • In July 2008 an initial target group of 360 people with frequent hospital admissions (CHD, COPD, diabetes) were identified as potential telehealth users. (wsdactionnetwork.org.uk)