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Chronic conditions and hospitalizations : findings from a rural hospital
Technical Bulletin (Washington State University. Extension), 62E, Washington State University Extension
03/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/14309
Abstract
It is important to understand if current healthcare systems are utilizing hospital resources efficiently and cost-effectively, and whether patients are receiving appropriate care in a timely manner. One of the ways to achieve this goal is to reduce recurrent hospitalizations among patients with chronic conditions. I analyzed 2015–2016 inpatient admissions data from the Pullman Regional Hospital, located in the City of Pullman in Whitman County, which serves a large rural community to examine inpatient admissions related to chronic conditions. I found that chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, and hypertension are the most common chronic condition diagnoses during hospital admissions and 30-day readmissions.
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- Title
- Chronic conditions and hospitalizations : findings from a rural hospital
- Creators
- Bidisha Mandal (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Technical Bulletin (Washington State University. Extension); 62E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900501824101842
- Copyright
- Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report