In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

Discharge lounges actually works to cut wait times and improve patient experience, as shown by Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital's model.

Background: Hospital discharge is an interface of care when patients are at a high risk of medication discrepancies as they transition from hospital to home. These discrepancies are important, as they ...

Imagine, if you will, that tomorrow is the day you're finally going home from the hospital. Let's imagine that you ended up there after you developed some unusual new symptoms and saw your primary ...

Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

On June 6, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a Quality Safety & Oversight (QSO) memorandum outlining CMS-identified concerns with respect to the patient discharge ...

However, letting nurses have total control of medication management during hospital stays can create problems afterward. Most geriatric patients can successfully self-manage multiple medications after ...

Same-day hospital discharge (SDD) is safe in selected patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Starting medication for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) at hospital discharge reduced readmission risk, a cohort study suggested. Of nearly 10,000 alcohol-related hospitalizations of Medicare ...

Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care ...