Improving Care Coordination by Streamlining Patient Referrals
September 29, 2010 | Story
Regions Hospital modified order set in electronic medical record (EMR) and made appointments for rehabilitation at the bedside before patient discharge.
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Ensuring REL Data Collection with the Use of a Post-Discharge Survey Tool
September 29, 2010 | Story
Mercy Health Partners wanted to ensure patients are being asked about their race, ethnicity and preferred language (REL).
Discharge Nurse Position Description
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Staff at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, began using an experienced nurse to support the clinical nurses by coordinating discharge activities, serving as a liaison to other team members and ensuring that all aspects of discharge are complete for patients and families.
Decreasing Emergency Department (ED) Throughput Time by Using a Discharge Resource Room
June 4, 2008 | Story
A team at the Med created the Discharge Resource Room (DRR), an area to provide discharge instructions and resources in a comfortable setting for in-patients to prepare for their home care after discharge.
Patient Discharge Instruction Record
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Mich., developed a systemwide universal discharge instruction form, merging general discharge instructions with cardiac-specific discharge instructions for patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure.
Edward Hospital
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 ...
St. Joseph's Hosptial & Medical Center
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 ...
The Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The Med)
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital implemented a discharge resource room (DRR) in order to free inpatient space for emergency department (ED) patients. Patients are moved to the ground floor DRR when they are ready to leave the ho ...
Heart Failure Encounter Form
June 1, 2008 | Toolkit
An off-site, nurse-led heart failure clinic was created to help heart failure patients better control and self-manage their disease post-hospitalization.
Cardiology Admission Orders Physician's Order Sheet
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.