scholarly journals Ageing and inpatient hospital expenditures: A study of steepening

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 406-410
Author(s):  
Vahid Alipour ◽  
Abolghasem Pourreza ◽  
Majid Koosheshi ◽  
Hassan Heydari ◽  
Sara Emamgholipour Sefiddashti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inpatient Hospital ◽  
Hospital Expenditures

scholarly journals Can Inpatient Hospital Experiences Predict Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e61097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Saman ◽  
Kevin T. Kavanagh ◽  
Brian Johnson ◽  
M. Nawal Lutfiyya
Keyword(s):  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Inpatient Hospital

scholarly journals Together in Care: An Enhanced Meals on Wheels Intervention Designed to Reduce Rehospitalizations among Older Adults with Cardiopulmonary Disease—Preliminary Findings

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 458
Author(s):  
Panagis Galiatsatos ◽  
Adejoke Ajayi ◽  
Joyce Maygers ◽  
Stephanie Archer Smith ◽  
Lucy Theilheimer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Food Delivery ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Meals On Wheels ◽  
Hospital Expenditures ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Impact

Rehospitalizations in the Medicare population may be influenced by many diverse social factors, such as, but not limited to, access to food, social isolation, and housing safety. Rehospitalizations result in significant cost in this population, with an expected increase as Medicare enrollment grows. We designed a pilot study based upon a partnership between a hospital and a local Meals on Wheels agency to support patients following an incident hospitalization to assess impact on hospital utilization. Patients from an urban medical center who were 60 years or older, had a prior hospitalization in the past 12 months, and had a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were recruited. Meals on Wheels provided interventions over 3 months of the patient’s transition to home: food delivery, home safety inspection, social engagement, and medical supply allocation. Primary outcome was reduction of hospital expenditure. In regard to the results, 84 participants were included in the pilot cohort, with the majority (54) having COPD. Mean age was 74.9 ± 10.5 years; 33 (39.3%) were female; 62 (73.8%) resided in extreme socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Total hospital expenditures while the cohort was enrolled in the transition program were $435,258 ± 113,423, a decrease as compared to $1,445,637 ± 325,433 (p < 0.01) of the cohort’s cost during the three months prior to enrollment. In conclusion, the initiative for patients with advanced chronic diseases resulted in a significant reduction of hospitalization expenditures. Further investigations are necessary to define the impact of this intervention on a larger cohort of patients as well as its generalizability across diverse geographic regions.

Variation in inpatient hospital and physician payments among patients undergoing general versus orthopedic operations

Surgery ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 160 (6) ◽  
pp. 1657-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aslam Ejaz ◽  
Faiz Gani ◽  
Yuhree Kim ◽  
Timothy M. Pawlik
Keyword(s):  
Inpatient Hospital
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