Community Paramedics Team Up with Hospitals to Reduce Readmissions
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Description
Describes community paramedicine pilot projects in California, one of which is rural, that are providing follow-up calls and visits to patients between 24-72 hours after hospital discharge. Features statistics including number of patients and number of readmissions within 30 days, with breakdowns by 6 diagnoses and site.
Author(s)
Karen Shore
Date
01/2017
Organization
California Health Care Foundation
Tagged as
Cardiovascular disease
· Chronic respiratory conditions
· Community paramedicine
· Diabetes
· Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
· Statistics and data
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· California