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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedYang L, Liu C, Huang C
Patients' perceptions of interactions with hospital staff are associated with hospital readmissions: a national survey of 4535 hospitals.
The researchers examined the extent to which patients' experience with hospital care is related to hospital readmission. Their finding suggests that hospitals with better staff responsiveness were significantly more likely to have lower 30-day readmissions for all conditions. The effect size depended on the baseline readmission rates, with the largest effect on hospitals in the upper 75th quartile.
AHRQ-funded; HS021844.
Citation: Yang L, Liu C, Huang C .
Patients' perceptions of interactions with hospital staff are associated with hospital readmissions: a national survey of 4535 hospitals.
BMC Health Serv Res 2018 Jan 29;18(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-2848-9.
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Keywords: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospitals, Patient Experience, Patient Experience, Hospital Readmissions
Galbraith AA, Meyers DJ, Ross-Degnan D
Long-term impact of a postdischarge community health worker intervention on health care costs in a safety-net system.
This study evaluated the impact of a patient navigator (PN) intervention on health system costs in the 180 days after discharge for high-risk patients in a safety-net system. Total costs per patient over the 180 days postindex discharge for those aged >/=60 years were significantly lower for PN patients compared to controls ($5,676 vs. $7,640); differences for patients aged <60 ($9,942 vs. $9,046) or for the entire cohort ($7,092 vs. $7,953) were not significant.
AHRQ-funded; HS020628.
Citation: Galbraith AA, Meyers DJ, Ross-Degnan D .
Long-term impact of a postdischarge community health worker intervention on health care costs in a safety-net system.
Health Serv Res 2017 Dec;52(6):2061-78. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12790.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Patient Experience, Hospital Readmissions