Hospital Transfer

As a physician leader in post-acute and long term care settings, most of what I do aims to empower, coach and motivate teams to prevent unwanted hospital transfers. I confess that initially, many years...

A program that enabled virtual diagnosis and on-site fracture care kept 100% of participating LTC residents out of the emergency department and cut the need for clinic visits, a new study reveals.

You’ve won a $1 million NIH grant to study how text messaging might speed up decisions about transferring nursing home residents. What is your goal?

The creators of a new automated hospital transfer form say they have identified the five must-have pieces of information needed to reduce clinical complications when nursing home residents are brought...

A study that followed residents through all stages of emergency department transfers and care has found that certain comorbidities and levels of stress can predict subsequent recovery from symptoms.

A program that put full-time advanced practice nurses in 16 Missouri nursing homes shows that Medicare should scrap billing restrictions on direct care services given by these providers, investigators...

Respiratory distress was also linked to more admissions after ED transfers. In contrast, residents with falls, trauma or fracture, non-gastrointestinal bleeding, and pain were more likely to be discharged...

A high-dose painkiller prescription often accompanies hospital patients upon discharge to a skilled nursing facility. The result is a complex medication management challenge for care providers, investigators...

While residents aged 60 to 69 were found to account for 2% of ED visits, those aged 90 and older accounted for 24% of visits, according to new data.

Eldercare experts have published a comprehensive guideline on safe and effective hospital transfers for residents.