A January 22, 2017 JAMA article examined the readmission rate and costs of patients discharged with a diagnosis of sepsis. The study examined the 30-day readmission rates. Currently, CMS tracks readmissions following index hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia Although previously unstudied, the authors hypothesized that… Read More
This Kaiser Health News article from November 16, 2016 examines one of the Modesto California demonstration projects uses alternative destination for psychiatric patients Training these first responders to identify people who are suffering from mental illness and connect them with treatment other than the emergency room could be part of the solution to gaps in the… Read More
This November 4, 2016 New York Times Article talks about how Community paramedicine programs are expanding and are increasingly tending to older patients in their homes, solving problems there and eliminating costly ambulance trips. In 2009, when Medstar Mobile Healthcare began enrolling patients in Fort Worth, it was one of four emergency services in the… Read More
This is an article in the February 20,2016 Daily Republic that features Medic Ambulance’s Community Paramedicine Integrated Healthcare Program that is one of the 12 California Pilot Programs. This program looks at post hospital discharge of patients with pneumonia, COPD and CHF and works to keep them from having to return to the hospital VACAVILLE… Read More
