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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHasegawa K, Camargo CA, Jr.
Prevalence of blood eosinophilia in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.
In this first study to investigate the prevalence of eosinophilia among inpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD, the authors found that 17% had blood eosinophilia, and that such patients had higher frequency of readmission during a one-year follow-up period.
AHRQ-funded; HS023305.
Citation: Hasegawa K, Camargo CA, Jr. .
Prevalence of blood eosinophilia in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.
Respirology 2016 May;21(4):761-4. doi: 10.1111/resp.12724.
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Keywords: Respiratory Conditions, Elderly, Hospitalization, Outcomes, Hospital Readmissions
Shah T, Churpek MM, Coca Perraillon M
Understanding why patients with COPD get readmitted: a large national study to delineate the Medicare population for the readmissions penalty expansion.
The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) penalizes hospitals for 30-day readmissions and was extended to COPD in October 2014. The authors investigated readmission risk factors and reasons for readmission in order to guide hospitals in initiating programs to reduce COPD readmissions. They found that patients discharged home without home care were more likely to be readmitted for COPD than patients discharged to post-acute care, and those readmitted were more likely to be dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, have a longer median length of stay, and have more comorbidities. They concluded that the addition of COPD to the readmissions penalty may further worsen the disproportionately high penalties seen in safety net hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS021877.
Citation: Shah T, Churpek MM, Coca Perraillon M .
Understanding why patients with COPD get readmitted: a large national study to delineate the Medicare population for the readmissions penalty expansion.
Chest 2015 May;147(5):1219-26. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-2181.
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Keywords: Respiratory Conditions, Elderly, Medicare, Hospital Readmissions