• Center on Health Equity & Access
  • Clinical
  • Health Care Cost
  • Health Care Delivery
  • Insurance
  • Policy
  • Technology
  • Value-Based Care

Dr. David Weidig Addresses Discharge Planning Initiatives in Pulmonary Medicine

Article

David Weidig, MD, System Director of Hospital Medicine, Aurora Medical Group, Milwaukee, WI, says that readmissions are not necessarily a failure of medical treatment, but a failure of psycologic and social support systems for the patient that are not addressed while the patient is hospitalized.

David Weidig, MD, System Director of Hospital Medicine, Aurora Medical Group, Milwaukee, WI, says that readmissions are not necessarily a failure of medical treatment, but a failure of psycologic and social support systems for the patient that are not addressed while the patient is hospitalized. Dr Weidig states that the Society of Hospital Medicine's Project BOOST is a program that will allow people to look at tools that address the risks and issues that are key factors in readmission.

This video was taken on May 19, 2013, at the ATS 2013 International Conference in Philadelphia, PA.

Related Videos
Dr Toon Van Gorp
Annie Antar, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Leigh Maria Ramos-Platt, MD
Michelle Hessen, OD
Annie Antar, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Barry Byrne, MD
Giulio Cossu, MD
Dr Toon Van Gorp
AAD 2025 Recap
Related Content
© 2025 MJH Life Sciences
AJMC®
All rights reserved.