Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Few hospitals have built surveillance for diagnostic errors into usual care or used comparative quantitative and qualitative data to understand their diagnostic processes and implement interventions designed to reduce these errors. ⋯ The study has been approved by the University of California, San Francisco Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is serving as the single IRB. Intervention toolkits and study findings will be disseminated through partners including Vizient, The Joint Commission, and Press-Ganey, and through national meetings, scientific journals, and publications aimed at the general public.
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Direct Admission to the Hospital for Children in the United States RELEASE DATE: March 3, 2023 PRIOR VERSION(S): n/a DEVELOPER: American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Hospital Care FUNDING SOURCE: American Academy of Pediatrics TARGET POPULATION: Children who are potential candidates for direct hospital admission.
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Observational Study
Impact of a hospital service for adults with chronic childhood-onset disease: A propensity weighted analysis.
Young adults with chronic childhood-onset diseases (CCOD) transitioning care from pediatrics to adult care are at high risk for readmission after hospital discharge. At our institution, we have implemented an inpatient service, the Med-Peds (MP) line, to improve transitions to adult care and reduce hospital utilization by young adults with CCOD. ⋯ Hospitalization for young adults with CCOD on a MP service line was associated with lower 30-day readmission rates and longer LOS than hospitalization on other services. Further research is needed to assess which components of the line most contribute to decreased utilization.