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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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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedGraham KL, Auerbac AD, Schnipper JL
Preventability of early versus late hospital readmissions in a national cohort of general medicine patients.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether readmissions within 7 days of discharge differed from those between 8 and 30 days after discharge with respect to preventability. The investigators found that early readmissions were more likely to be preventable and amenable to hospital-based interventions. Late readmissions were less likely to be preventable and were more amenable to ambulatory and home-based interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS022241.
Citation: Graham KL, Auerbac AD, Schnipper JL .
Preventability of early versus late hospital readmissions in a national cohort of general medicine patients.
Ann Intern Med 2018 Jun 5;168(11):766-74. doi: 10.7326/m17-1724..
Keywords: Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals, Hospitalization, Prevention
Symer MM, Abelson JS, Milsom J
A mobile health application to track patients after gastrointestinal surgery: results from a pilot study.
Many surgical readmissions are preventable. Mobile health technology can identify nascent complications and potentially prevent readmission. The researchers performed a pilot study of a new mobile health application in adults undergoing major abdominal surgery and determined the app can track patient recovery from major abdominal surgery, is easy to use, and has potential to improve outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Symer MM, Abelson JS, Milsom J .
A mobile health application to track patients after gastrointestinal surgery: results from a pilot study.
J Gastrointest Surg 2017 Sep;21(9):1500-05. doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3482-2..
Keywords: Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospital Readmissions, Surgery, Adverse Events, Patient Safety, Digestive Disease and Health, Prevention
Nijhawan AE, Kitchell E, Etherton SS
Half of 30-day hospital readmissions among HIV-infected patients are potentially preventable.
The researchers assessed whether readmissions among HIV-infected patients were potentially preventable using both published criteria and detailed chart review, how readmissions might have been prevented, and the phase of care deemed suboptimal (inpatient care, discharge planning, post-discharge). They found that among 130 individuals experiencing 30-day readmissions, about half were determined to be potentially preventable using published criteria (53 percent) or implicit chart review (48 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Nijhawan AE, Kitchell E, Etherton SS .
Half of 30-day hospital readmissions among HIV-infected patients are potentially preventable.
AIDS Patient Care STDS 2015 Sep;29(9):465-73. doi: 10.1089/apc.2015.0096..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hospital Readmissions, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Prevention