Search Tag: patient outcomes

2024 19 Apr

  Decision-making in the ICU is a multifaceted process that involves clinical assessment, collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, ethical considerations, evidence-based practice, communication, and continuous adaptation to evolving clinical scenarios. Balancing the complex factors requires expertise, teamwork, and a patient-centred approach....Read more

2024 19 Apr

  The seamless integration of patient- and family-centred care in the critical care setting remains elusive. This review discusses the history and benefits of patient- and family-centred care, plus strategies for partnering with patients and families in the critical care setting.   Introduction Patient and family partnerships in the...Read more

2024 20 Mar

  The landscape of patient care is evolving, extending beyond traditional healthcare settings, which promises improved outcomes but also introduces new demands on healthcare provider networks and digital technologies. The emergence of care-at-home models, bolstered by initiatives like the U.S. Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute...Read more

2024 20 Mar

  The landscape of patient care is evolving, extending beyond traditional healthcare settings, which promises improved outcomes but also introduces new demands on healthcare provider networks and digital technologies. The emergence of care-at-home models, bolstered by initiatives like the U.S. Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute...Read more

2017 16 May

Introduction   Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a reputation for superior care.   Whatever...Read more

2017 08 May

A randomised trial has just been completed in which patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) were treated with Ivabradine. Currently, there is no known effective treatment for reducing morbidity and mortaility in patients suffering from HFpEF. See Also : Azithromycin Not Linked to Increased Arrhythmia Risk HFpEF...Read more

2017 10 Apr

Integration of caregivers into the discharge process for elderly patients can reduce the risk of hospital readmission. A study led by the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute showed that discharge planning process that involved family members or unpaid caregivers was associated with a 25 percent fewer readmissions at 90 days and 24 percent...Read more

2017 14 Mar

Most cardiac arrest (CA) patients remain comatose post resuscitation, prompting goals-of-care (GOC) conversations. Researchers studying the impact of these conversations on patient outcomes have found that most CA survivors due to family wishes despite poor neurological prognosis die or have poor outcomes at one-year. The findings will be published...Read more

2017 01 Mar

An Editorial in the journal Chest emphasises the need to develop highly accurate, flexible methods for identifying patients with septic shock to ensure these patients are appropriately treated and hospitals are reliably assessed for treating these patients. Sepsis is now the most costly hospital condition and the most common diagnosis among patients...Read more

2017 16 Feb

Healthcare service providers face significant challenges in attracting patients and retaining qualified staff. The most obvious way to outshine one’s competitors is to offer superior clinical capabilities, but such innovations can seem prohibitively expensive. Read about seven strategies that hospital systems can employ to advance their clinical capabilities,...Read more