Use of hospital capacity command centers to improve patient flow and safety: a scoping review
BJ Franklin, SK Mueller, DW Bates… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Delayed emergency department (ED) and hospital patient throughput is
recognized as a critical threat to patient safety. Increasingly, hospitals are investing …
recognized as a critical threat to patient safety. Increasingly, hospitals are investing …
Communication during interhospital transfers of emergency general surgery patients: A qualitative study of challenges and opportunities
Objectives Transferred emergency general surgery (EGS) patients experience worse
outcomes than directly admitted patients. Improving communication during transfers may …
outcomes than directly admitted patients. Improving communication during transfers may …
Inter-hospital transfer decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Background Inter-hospital patient transfers to hospitals with greater resource availability and
expertise may improve clinical outcomes. However, there is little guidance regarding how …
expertise may improve clinical outcomes. However, there is little guidance regarding how …
Association of academic medical center presence with clinical outcomes at neighboring community hospitals among Medicare beneficiaries
Importance Studies suggest that academic medical centers (AMCs) have better outcomes
than nonteaching hospitals. However, whether AMCs have spillover benefits for patients …
than nonteaching hospitals. However, whether AMCs have spillover benefits for patients …
Interhospital transfer: transfer processes and patient outcomes
SK Mueller, J Fiskio, J Schnipper - Journal of hospital medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Though often undertaken to provide patients with specialized care, interhospital transfer
(IHT) is associated with worse outcomes for select patients. Certain aspects of the transfer …
(IHT) is associated with worse outcomes for select patients. Certain aspects of the transfer …
Predicting patients at risk for prolonged hospital stays
L Doctoroff, SJ Herzig - Medical care, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Patients with prolonged hospitalizations account for 14% of all hospital days in
US hospitals. Predicting which medical patients are at risk for prolonged hospitalizations …
US hospitals. Predicting which medical patients are at risk for prolonged hospitalizations …
Racial/ethnic disparities in interhospital transfer for conditions with a mortality benefit to transfer among patients with Medicare
EM Shannon, J Zheng, EJ Orav, JL Schnipper… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Interhospital transfer (IHT) of patients is a common occurrence in modern health
care. Racial/ethnic disparities are prevalent throughout US health care, but their presence in …
care. Racial/ethnic disparities are prevalent throughout US health care, but their presence in …
Inter‐hospital transfer and clinical outcomes for people with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care units in Australia: an observational cohort study
Objectives To examine the association between inter‐hospital transfer and in‐hospital
mortality among people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) admitted to intensive …
mortality among people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) admitted to intensive …
Factors affecting the length of stay in the emergency department for critically Ill patients transferred to regional emergency medical center
Aim To identify the factors affecting Emergency Department Length of Stay for transferred
critically ill patients. Background The Length of Stay of the transferred patients is an …
critically ill patients. Background The Length of Stay of the transferred patients is an …
Identifying racial/ethnic disparities in interhospital transfer: an observational study
Background Interhospital transfer (IHT) is often performed to provide patients with
specialized care. Racial/ethnic disparities in IHT have been suggested but are not well …
specialized care. Racial/ethnic disparities in IHT have been suggested but are not well …