An effective hospital discharge process created by Cleveland Clinic is pivotal in the handoff of patients to postacute-care providers. Hospital discharge is a complex process involving the primary ...

A growing body of evidence supporting safety and benefits has persuaded many hospitals to consider a switch to same-day discharge following PCI, but just how to get started may prove daunting. Now, a ...

Medicare offers a free, downloadable tool designed to help patients and their caregivers plan for discharge. The tool, entitled Your Discharge Planning Checklist, lists action items patients should ...

Reducing Oncology Unit Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: Initial Results of a Simulation-Based Educational Intervention An interactive, multidisciplinary, structured discharge process ...

Results of a recent study suggest possible factors that need to be considered when preparing patients for hospital discharge. Insights from a study published recently in the Journal of the American ...

The workshop’s second panel was structured with one presentation and three reactions to that presentation. In the main presentation, Mark Williams, director of the Center for Health Services Research ...