Sentences with phrase «conditions after a hospitalization»

«And this study adds emphasis to the idea that patients are susceptible to a wide range of conditions after a hospitalization — they are a highly vulnerable population and we need to focus intently on making the immediate post-discharge period safer.»

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Hospitalization rates for a dozen «ambulatory care sensitive conditions» — conditions such as a urinary tract infection, diabetes, or high blood pressure, which are treatable with good access to a primary care physician — would have been expected to decline in Massachusetts if access to outpatient care had increased significantly after the state reform.
In extreme cases the court may appoint a guardian, usually a parent, who can agree to the involuntary hospitalization of the patient — a process that results in very few patients actually being forcibly hospitalized, and even then they can leave treatment after there has been certain improvement in their condition.
Patients with conditions that do not require hospitalization will be discharged after treatment with detailed written instructions and a summary of the exam findings.
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