MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'being discharged too quickly'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561353&cid=t_253355_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FUpfBMCGn-84%2F When someone comes in for treatment to the hospital, you’d like to believe that they won’t be back in for the same condition. However, readmission are a huge problem in hospitals today. Elderly and chronic disease patients account for a large part of readmission, but it can really happen to anyone. The reasons why someone would need to come back days or weeks later for the same condition can vary. We’ve all seen someone sent home from the hospital far too early. Add that to poor communication with health care staff and “trouble getting a prompt doctor’s appointment after discharge” and you’ve got a lot of patients in need of additional care. How to correct this? One suggestion has been a pay system that rewards quality. When patients are treated a... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561353 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:14:35 +0100 2561353