Follow-Up Cares
Follow-up care after CV hospitalization rising, but not for some groups
Overall rates of postdischarge follow-up care after heart disease hospitalization has increased, but gaps in follow-up care for Black and Medicaid dual-eligible patients widened, researchers reported.
Nearly half of patients with positive lung cancer screening findings delay follow-up care
Patients with positive lung cancer screening findings frequently delay their first follow-up visit, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Study: 25% of patients with AKI received proper follow-up after hospital discharge
One in four patients who were critically ill with AKI received proper follow-up care within 3 months after hospital discharge, according to recently published data.
One-third of lupus hospitalizations lack post-discharge follow-up care
Approximately one-third of lupus hospitalizations lack post-discharge follow-up care, with “significant disparities” reported among rural and disadvantaged localities, according to Medicare data published in Arthritis Care & Research.