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Study finds transitional aides encourage patients to take charge of treatments and wallets
SUNDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- "Health-care transition coaches," who encourage people to take a more active role in maintaining their health can help reduce patients' hospital bills and rates of re-hospitalization, according to a University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center study.
The program is designed for patients who require treatment in multiple sites of care.
The "transition coach" works with patients on four main areas: medication self-management; the creation of a personal health record maintained by the patient; obtaining timely follow-up care; and developing a plan to seek care if certain symptoms appear.
The coach keeps in contact with patients across different health-care settings in the first 30 days after they're discharged from the hospital.
The program was created to solve problems -- such as conflicting medical advice, medication errors and lack of follow-up -- that often affect patients during periods of transition between sites of care.
For every 350 patients who receive the Care Transitions Intervention, hospital costs will be reduced by about $300,000, according to the study authors. They noted this approach may be especially beneficial when dealing with older patients with complex care needs.
The study found the intervention yielded immediate results and also gave patients skills that had long-term positive effects.
"We were excited to see the significant reduction in hospital readmission during the first 30 days while the coach was involved. What was even more exciting, however, was the finding that these patients were significantly more likely to stay out of the hospital up to six months later," researcher Dr. Eric Coleman said in a prepared statement.
The study was published in a recnet issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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来源：http://www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/535179.html 认领了 'Coaching' Care Can Help Cut Medical Costs“教练”护理帮您缩减医疗开支
Study finds transitional aides encourage patients to take charge of treatments and wallets
研究发现过渡期帮助能有利于患者管理自己的治疗和医疗开支。
SUNDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- "Health-care transition coaches," who encourage people to take a more active role in maintaining their health can help reduce patients' hospital bills and rates of re-hospitalization, according to a University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center study.
10月8日，星期日（健康日新闻）--科罗拉多大学（位于丹佛）和保健学中心的一项研究表明，“医疗保健过渡期教练”通过鼓励人们更加积极参与自身保健，能够帮助患者降低住院费用和重新入院率能够减少患者住院费用和降低再入院率。
The program is designed for patients who require treatment in multiple sites of care.
该计划是为那些需要接受多个医疗保健单位治疗的患者制定的。
The "transition coach" works with patients on four main areas: medication self-management; the creation of a personal health record maintained by the patient; obtaining timely follow-up care; and developing a plan to seek care if certain symptoms appear.
“过渡期教练”主要从四个方面帮助患者：规范自身药物治疗；患者创建个人保健记录；获得定期追踪护理；一旦出现症状，进一步制订就医计划。
The coach keeps in contact with patients across different health-care settings in the first 30 days after they're discharged from the hospital.
在出院后的前30天里，教练通过不同的医疗保健站点与患者接触保持接触。
The program was created to solve problems -- such as conflicting medical advice, medication errors and lack of follow-up -- that often affect patients during periods of transition between sites of care.
该计划为处于医疗保健单位间过渡期的患者解决诸如违反医嘱、错误用药和缺乏随访等问题而制定。
For every 350 patients who receive the Care Transitions Intervention, hospital costs will be reduced by about $300,000, according to the study authors. They noted this approach may be especially beneficial when dealing with older patients with complex care needs.
笔者研究表明， 350例接受过渡期护理干预的患者，住院费用减少约三十万美元。他们还注意到，这项措施更适合于需要全方位护理的老年患者。
The study found the intervention yielded immediate results and also gave patients skills that had long-term positive effects.
研究发现，干预措施能产生立竿见影的效果，并使患者获得长期受益的技能。
"We were excited to see the significant reduction in hospital readmission during the first 30 days while the coach was involved. What was even more exciting, however, was the finding that these patients were significantly more likely to stay out of the hospital up to six months later," researcher said in a prepared statement.
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