Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Division of Hospitalist Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

Publications

• Research   
  Scheduling 7-day Follow-up Appointments to Help Prevent Readmissions in Patients with Acute Exacerbation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  Author(s): Ashwin Peres-Da-Silva, Ganga Vijayasiri, Karly Hendee, Nkiru Okammor, Yiting Li, Grace Jenq and David Bozaan*
  
  Objectives: Prior studies have shown that patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) have a high hospital readmission rate and that close outpatient follow-up may reduce the need for hospital readmission. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of scheduled 7-day post-hospital follow-up appointments on 30-day readmission in patients hospitalized with AECOPD. Methods: A quasi-experimental, multicenter, prospective cohort design with retrospective observation as part of the Integrated Michigan Patient- Centered Alliance in Care Transitions (I-MPACT) was used. Each of the four participating hospitals in Michigan selected AECOPD as their target intervention and were incentivized to increase overall rates of scheduled 7-day post-hospital follow-up for all patients disc.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-105X.2021.11.542

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