Potentially Preventable Readmissions After Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

Article Rehabilitation

Readmission to an Acute Care Hospital During Inpatient Rehabilitation After Stroke

Amanda A. Herrmann et al.

Summary: The study aimed to identify reasons for readmission to acute care after stroke patients underwent inpatient rehabilitation. The results showed that readmission to acute care was not common, but patients who were readmitted had higher medical complexity and were more likely to be prescribed sedative/hypnotic medications.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION (2022)

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Article Rehabilitation

Preventative Services Use and Risk Reduction for Potentially Preventative Hospitalizations Among People With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Elham Mahmoudi et al.

Summary: This study examines the risk of potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPHs) for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). The findings indicate that adults with TSCI are at a higher risk for PPH, especially for urinary tract infections, hypertension, diabetes long-term complications, and pneumonia. Regular annual wellness visits are associated with reduced hospitalization risk for both TSCI patients and the general population.

ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (2022)

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Article Neurosciences

Rate and Predictors of Acute Care Encounters in the First Month After Stroke

Haitham M. Hussein et al.

Summary: Acute care encounters within one month of stroke hospitalization are common, affecting 19% of patients and typically occurring in the first week after discharge. Post-discharge primary care (PC) visits are associated with a decreased need for acute care, indicating efforts should be made to facilitate PC visits within a week after discharge, especially in high-risk patients.

JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after patients' first stroke in Taiwan

Ling-Jan Chiou et al.

Summary: This study aimed to explore the probabilities and predictors of potentially preventable hospital readmission after a patient's first stroke. The results showed that factors such as older age, stroke type, shorter length of hospital stay, higher comorbidity index and stroke severity index, hospital type, and lower urbanization level were significantly associated with 30-day readmission. Factors such as male gender, hospitalization year, and monthly income were significantly associated with 1-year readmission. Furthermore, the implementation of post-acute care programs and the long-term care plan-LTC 2.0 were found to be effective in reducing long-term readmission.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2022)

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Article Emergency Medicine

Comparing neighborhood-based indices of socioeconomic risk factors and potentially preventable emergency department utilization

Lucas C. Carlson et al.

Summary: The study compared the effects of Neighborhood Stress Score (NSS) and Area Deprivation Index (ADI) on the relationship between an individual's socioeconomic risk and acute care utilization. The results showed that NSS had higher incidence rate ratios (IRRs) across all three measures compared to ADI.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart and Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Rishi K. Wadhera et al.

Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations experienced a disproportionate increase in deaths related to heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, while the White population had a smaller increase in deaths.

CIRCULATION (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal