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January 22, 2013 | Story
Study by RWJF Clinical Scholars finds many patients visit emergency departments after discharge, revealing possible flaw in the way new federal incentive programs assess hospital care.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Formalizing nurse assessment of patients' readiness for discharge could identify at-risk patients and reduce avoidable health care use.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Older adults have different discharge needs than the general population and require more help in making care transitions.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
After hospitalization for illness, older adults discharged with diminished ability to take care of themselves are at high risk for death or continued disability in the following year, and are not likely to recover functions they do not regain in the first month post-discharge.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Babies born between 34 to 36 weeks' gestation are being discharged early at stubbornly high rates in some regions and types of hospitals, despite mid-1990s care guidelines and insurance mandates to cover longer hospital stays.
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) teams summarize their work to close the gaps in measuring quality of nursing care.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.
August 20, 2010 | Story
Physicians may need to change their approach to discharge care for diabetics hospitalized for heart attacks. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar's research finds current practices may place patients at risk.
November 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
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