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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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26 to 29 of 29 Research Studies DisplayedLacson R, Desai S, Landman A
Impact of a health information technology intervention on the follow-up management of pulmonary nodules.
Recommendations to improve care for patients with pulmonary nodules require follow-up management. However, transitions in care can exacerbate failures in follow-up testing and compromise patient safety. The study authors evaluated the impact of a discharge module that included follow-up recommendations for further management of pulmonary nodules on the study outcome and follow-up management of patients with pulmonary nodules within 1 year after discharge.
AHRQ-funded; HS022586.
Citation: Lacson R, Desai S, Landman A .
Impact of a health information technology intervention on the follow-up management of pulmonary nodules.
J Digit Imaging 2018 Feb;31(1):19-25. doi: 10.1007/s10278-017-9989-y..
Keywords: Cancer: Lung Cancer, Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospital Discharge, Transitions of Care
Kerstenetzky L, Birschbach MJ, Beach KF
Improving medication information transfer between hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, and long-term-care pharmacies for hospital discharge transitions of care: a targeted needs assessment using the Intervention Mapping framework.
The authors of this study report on the development of a logic model that will be used to explore methods for minimizing patient care medication delays and errors while further improving handoff communication to skilled nurse facilities and long term care pharmacy staff.
AHRQ-funded; HS021984.
Citation: Kerstenetzky L, Birschbach MJ, Beach KF .
Improving medication information transfer between hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, and long-term-care pharmacies for hospital discharge transitions of care: a targeted needs assessment using the Intervention Mapping framework.
Res Social Adm Pharm 2018 Feb;14(2):138-45. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.12.013..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Hospital Discharge, Hospitals, Long-Term Care, Medical Errors, Medication, Medication: Safety, Nursing Homes, Patient Safety, Transitions of Care
Middleton A, Li S, Kuo YF
New institutionalization in long-term care after hospital discharge to skilled nursing facility.
Approximately half of individuals newly admitted to long-term care (LTC) nursing homes (NHs) experienced a prior hospitalization followed by discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). The objective of this study was to examine characteristics associated with new institutionalizations of older adults on this care trajectory. Associations between risk factors and new LTC institutionalizations varied according to race and ethnicity, age, and level of cognitive function.
AHRQ-funded; HS022134.
Citation: Middleton A, Li S, Kuo YF .
New institutionalization in long-term care after hospital discharge to skilled nursing facility.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2018 Jan;66(1):56-63. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15131..
Keywords: Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes, Hospital Discharge, Elderly, Hospitalization, Medicare
Psoinos CM, Collins CE, Ayturk MD
Post-hospitalization treatment regimen and readmission for C. difficile colitis in Medicare beneficiaries.
C. difficile (CDI) has surpassed methicillin-resistant staph aureus as the most common nosocomial infection with recurrence reaching 30% and the elderly being disproportionately affected. The authors hypothesized that post-discharge antibiotic therapy for continued CDI treatment reduces readmissions. The study concluded that patients discharged with single-drug therapy for CDI had lower readmission rates compared to patients discharged on no ongoing CDI treatment suggesting that short-term monotherapy may be beneficial in inducing eradication and preventing relapse.
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AHRQ-funded; HS022694
Citation: Psoinos CM, Collins CE, Ayturk MD .
Post-hospitalization treatment regimen and readmission for C. difficile colitis in Medicare beneficiaries.
World J Surg 2018 Jan;42(1):246-53. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-4139-8..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Clostridium difficile Infections, Elderly, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions