1. Physician Follow-up after Hospital Discharge in Alberta and Saskatchewan
- Author
-
Mark McPherson, Xi-Kuan Chen, Sharon Gushue, Chelsea Taylor, Katerina Gapanenko, and Hani Abushomar
- Subjects
Patient discharge ,Heart Failure ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Practice patterns ,business.industry ,Myocardial Infarction ,Pulmonary disease ,Aftercare ,After discharge ,medicine.disease ,Patient Discharge ,Saskatchewan ,Alberta ,Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,Heart failure ,Emergency medicine ,medicine ,Hospital discharge ,Humans ,Myocardial infarction ,Health information ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,business - Abstract
The period immediately after discharge from hospital can potentially be high risk and a vulnerable transition point for patients. This analysis from the Canadian Institute for Health Information assessed adherence to best practices for patient follow-up in the community after hospitalization in Alberta and Saskatchewan. For three selected conditions - acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the majority of patients (77-92%) saw a physician within a month of their discharge. However, fewer patients saw a physician within the first week (35-56%).
- Published
- 2016