010 - Data: Palliative Medicine Consultation and Hospital Readmissions

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Topics in Palliative Medicine

26 episodes

2 months ago

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010 - Data: Palliative Medicine Consultation and Hospital Readmissions

Topics in Palliative Medicine

12 minutes

10 months ago

010 - Data: Palliative Medicine Consultation and Hospital Readmissions

Questions? Comments? Send us a message!This retrospective study from a 21-hospital system analyzed the effect of palliative medicine consultations on 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with six diagnoses (heart failure, sepsis, pneumonia, COPD, AMI, and stroke). The research found statistically significant reductions in readmissions for heart failure, sepsis, and pneumonia patients who received consultations. While reductions were observed in other groups (stroke, AMI, COPD), the...