About 25 percent of hospitalizations for two conditions are preventable, report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 30, 2023
A new study finds that about one-fourth of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure or bacterial pneumonia could have been prevented.
CDC: Booster shot reduces hospitalization risk from COVID-19 reinfection
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2022
With the omicron variant dominant, COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rose from 35% after the initial series of doses to 68% after a booster dose, researchers report.
Nursing homes recaptured $32 million after reducing hospitalizations: study
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2021
Skilled nursing operators can reduce costs and increase revenues, potentially by millions, by having staff members focus on detecting illnesses earlier to avoid hospitalization, according to a new study.
COVID hospitalizations in Israel fall by 60 percent three weeks after vaccinations
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2021
In a study involving more than 50,000 patients, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations appeared to begin falling sharply at about 18 days after a first vaccine dose, and by even more after the second.
Vaccination cuts flu hospitalization for seniors by 41 percent, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 06, 2021
Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the 2019-2020 influenza vaccine in a group of 3,000 adults. There was less likelihood of hospital admission among the 67% who received a vaccination.
Socially isolated elderly more prone to hospital, emergency department admission
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 28, 2020
A lack of social support may lead to poor health and reliance on emergency departments as a source of referrals to non-emergent care, researchers say.
Behavioral health challenges pose higher hospitalization risk than dementia, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 23, 2019
Nursing facility residents with behavioral health disorders are more likely to be hospitalized than residents with dementia, say researchers.
OIG plans to scrutinize skilled nursing facilities’ Medicare Part A claims
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 04, 2014
Skilled nursing operators can expect to see a new government report on Medicare Part A billing practices released in 2014, according to the latest annual work plan from the Department of Health and Human...