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April 8, 2013 | Story
Newton-Wellesley Hospital implemented a variety of initiatives focused on improving its discharge process. Two critical components of the project included streamlining its data collection and enhancing communication between hospital staff.
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.
September 29, 2010 | Story
Mercy Health Partners wanted to ensure patients are being asked about their race, ethnicity and preferred language (REL).
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.
April 11, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center examined the effects of five HMO case management programs on patients' compliance with discharge services and use of acute care services.
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A national conversation highlighting efforts to improve care transitions, reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, and lift overall quality of care.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site In order to conduct individual patient follow-ups, a call back clerk phones discharged patients to inquire about the status of their medical conditions and their satisfaction with their providers. This inform ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital developed a comprehensive diversion reduction plan to improve efficiency of hospital discharges and identified a team of individuals to oversee implementation of the plan. The plan sets guideline ...