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Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home
Joint Authors
Thwin, Soe Soe
Brandeis, Gary H.
Caruso, Lisa B.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Following up on recommendations made at the time of a hospital discharge is important to patient safety.
While data is lacking, specifically around the transition of patient to nursing home, it has been postulated that missed items such as laboratory tests may result in adverse patient outcomes.
To determine the extent of this problem, a retrospective cohort study of subjects discharged from an academic medical center and admitted to nursing homes (NH) was followed to determine the type of discharge recommendations and the rate of completion.
In addition, for the purpose of generalizability, the 30-day hospital readmission rate was calculated.
152 recommendations were made on 51 subjects.
Almost a quarter of the recommendations made by the hospital discharging team were not acted upon.
Furthermore, for the majority of those recommendations that were not acted upon, a reason could not be determined.
In concert with national data, 20% of the subjects returned to the hospital within 30 days.
Further investigation is warranted to determine if an association exists between missed recommendations and hospital readmission from the nursing home setting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Caruso, Lisa B.& Thwin, Soe Soe& Brandeis, Gary H.. 2014. Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505167
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Caruso, Lisa B.…[et al.]. Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home. Journal of Aging Research No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Caruso, Lisa B.& Thwin, Soe Soe& Brandeis, Gary H.. Following Up on Clinical Recommendations in Transitions from Hospital to Nursing Home. Journal of Aging Research. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505167
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505167