Measuring Nurses' Impact on Health Care Quality

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.

Nurse and Patient Perceptions of Discharge Readiness in Relation to Postdischarge Utilization

May 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Formalizing nurse assessment of patients' readiness for discharge could identify at-risk patients and reduce avoidable health care use.

Age-Related Differences in Perception of Quality of Discharge Teaching and Readiness for Hospital Discharge

May 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Older adults have different discharge needs than the general population and require more help in making care transitions.

Care About Your Care

Feature

A national conversation highlighting efforts to improve care transitions, reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, and lift overall quality of care.

Combining Better Systems and Intensive Patient Education for Better Heart Care

March 24, 2010 | Story

Del Sol Medical Center improved its patient chart review and discharge processes, and enhanced its heart failure center, with support from Expecting Success.

Care Coordination & Readmissions

A collection of success stories on care coordination and readmissions from the front lines of American health care, providing free access to strategies used by hospitals and medical practices nationwide to improve care.

Policy Options to Improve Discharge Planning and Reduce Rehospitalization

January 19, 2011 | Commentary

Short hospital stays, rehospitalizations and transitions among health care settings have become increasingly common. Financial policy changes should be implemented to incentivize longer hospital stays and better-coordinated post-discharge care.

Continuing Education

Feature

Learn how to improve care transitions and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions, and pick up nursing and medical education con-ed credits.

The Revolving Door of Rehospitalization from Skilled Nursing Facilities

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Little research documenting the frequency and costs of rehospitalization has been published and little is known about the underlying nature of these rehospitalizations or how they vary geographically. This paper looks at these issues and attempts to fill that gap.

Methodology Issues in Implementation Science

April 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.