Background Early discharge hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by
healthcare professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of integrated care interventions in improving the
Quality of Life (QoL) for patients with chronic conditions. Design A review of the systematic …

This document provides clinical recommendations for treatment of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including …

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent
respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation, and is associated with exacerbations …

Background: Readmission after hospital discharge is common in patients with acute
exacerbations (AE) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although frailty …

Background/objectives There are some older patients who are 'at the decision margin'of
admission. This systematic review sought to explore this issue with the following objective …

Objectives Recent financial penalties for high risk-adjusted chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) readmissions are causing hospitals to search for ways to reduce COPD …

Rationale: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently implemented financial
penalties to reduce hospital readmissions for select conditions, including chronic obstructive …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To examine the outcomes (ie, costs, hospitalizations, and
mortality) associated with a Hospitalin-Home (HIH) program implemented in 2010 by the …

Aim We analysed the effectiveness and safety of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy
(OPAT) in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in …