Integrating an elderly patient’s informal caregivers — family members, friends, partners, neighbors and other loved ones — into the discharge process may potentially reduce the patient’s likelihood of ...

The discharge process remains a major obstacle for healthcare leaders who want to improve outcomes and reduce readmissions, in large part because patients often don't understand the instructions. New ...

Assessing health literacy levels soon after hospital admission and adjusting discharge instructions accordingly helped reduce ...

Healthcare providers can improve their efficiency and potentially improve patient satisfaction through a standardized discharge strategy, according to a study published in the American Journal of ...

Discharge before noon was associated with longer length of stay in patients with medical diagnoses and shorter length of stay in surgical patients. Objectives: To analyze the impact of discharge ...

An effective hospital discharge process created by Cleveland Clinic is pivotal in the handoff of patients to postacute-care providers. Hospital discharge is a complex process involving the primary ...