Patients who interacted with a transitional care management team after hospital discharge had an 84% lower risk of being readmitting within 30 days, according to a study published Dec. 23 in BMC ...

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

Sunny Hundal and his father were awaiting a patient transfer when his wife called to inform him a man she thought was her ...

As hospitals struggle to reduce readmissions and improve quality, they are increasingly looking beyond the four walls of the organization to manage patients post-discharge. By extending care beyond ...

CMS has developed a free, downloadable discharge planning checklist for patients preparing to leave a hospital or other healthcare setting. “Your Discharge Planning Checklist” is a six-page pamphlet ...

New York, NY (June 17, 2019) — Remedy, America’s leading episodes of care company, today announced findings from its study, “ Association of Decision Support for Hospital Discharge Disposition with ...

Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in her mouth and throat, and blood began seeping from her nose and bowels. Her daughter traced the source to the medicine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Upon hospital discharge, most patients were not informed about “red-flag” signs and symptoms. Of patients who ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest homeless population lives here, ...

A new temporary "discharge lounge" has been opened at a hospital in an attempt to free up beds. The new facility at Hull ...

Recently, an 88-year-old member of my family underwent elective spinal surgery for disabling back pain. While the duration of hospitalization for anyone after surgery can be unpredictable, we were ...

Sending discharge letters to patients as well as their GPs when they leave hospital could make a substantial difference to patient outcomes, according to a new study by University of Warwick ...