Rates of Surgical Consultations After Emergency Department Admission in Black and White Medicare Patients.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4959
Abstract: Importance A surgical consultation is a critical first step in the care of patients with emergency general surgery conditions. It is unknown if Black Medicare patients and White Medicare patients receive surgical consultations at similar… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; medicare patients; emergency department; consultation ... See more keywords
Textbook Outcomes Among Medicare Patients Undergoing Hepatopancreatic Surgery
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003105
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: To define and test “Textbook Outcome” (TO)—a composite measure for healthcare quality—among Medicare patients undergoing hepatopancreatic resections. Hospital variation in TO and Medicare payments were analyzed.… read more here.
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Post‐hospital home health use increased for non‐COVID Medicare patients during COVID‐19, particularly among complex cases
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18136
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care delivery, including care delivered in post-acute care (PAC) settings following a hospital stay, with documented reductions in the use of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and shifts to home health… read more here.
Keywords: medicare patients; medicare; health; covid medicare ... See more keywords