The "virtual ward" model did not reduce readmission or mortality rates among high-risk patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The model relocates ...

In a trial involving patients at high risk of hospital readmission or death, use of a virtual ward model of care (using some elements of hospital care in the community) after hospital discharge did ...

High-risk patients enrolled in a "virtual ward" model of care after hospital discharge did not have a lower rate of readmissions or mortality over the course of a year compared with patients with ...

image: A virtual ward, a new model of care that provides support to high-risk and complex patients in the community for a few weeks after discharge from hospital, did not prevent hospital readmissions ...

In the United Kingdom, a "virtual ward" model has shown some success in reducing hospital admissions and costs, according to the report, "Predictive Modeling in Action: How 'Virtual Wards' Help ...

The feedback is being requested by Healthwatch Shropshire to better understand how the service is working and to help raise awareness of the virtual ward model, which many people are still unfamiliar ...

An economic analysis of the NHS flagship 'virtual wards' programme found it reduced lengths of stay but rates of readmission were higher, and the cost per day of virtual ward care was almost double ...

It all began with a question. It was the early 2000s, and Dr. Geraint Lewis had just started his specialist training at Croydon NHS Primary Care Trust as a public health registrar. The Department of ...

Virtual wards have been recommended for use by patients with acute respiratory infections in a bid to free up NHS beds and save the health service money. The wards are technology platforms which allow ...

The topics in this series were developed by New Scientist in conjunction with Philips, which paid for them to be produced IF YOU have ever had to stay on a hospital ward, you will know how stressful ...

NICE's medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on virtual ward platform technologies for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) from several sources, including an assessment report by ...