Care Plans Decreased High-Risk Patients' ED Visits
April 27, 2012|Hospitalist News (Archived)
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FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE
"We didn’t invent this" idea of care plans, Dr. Hilger said. Many hospitals are experimenting with elements of specialized care plans, but research so far has been limited mainly to EDs, he added. Specialized care plans are becoming popular for the less than 1% of patients with high rates of medically unnecessary emergency visits and admissions.
Dr. Hilger reported having no financial disclosures.
