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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 ...

Hospital discharge readiness is an increasingly pivotal concept in modern healthcare, encapsulating the multifaceted preparation of patients for the transition from hospital to home. It involves ...

Raise your hand if you can’t wait to be admitted to a convalescent home someday? For years I have been asking this question from the stage. And no one has come forward yet. In addition, hospitals & ...

An estimated 25-30% of total healthcare spend in the U.S. can be traced to inefficient patient throughput, delayed access to treatment, excess length of stay, preventable readmissions and ...

If you’ve ever been discharged from a hospital or helped a loved one through it, you know how overwhelming it can be. One moment, you’re in a hospital bed, and the next, you’re handed a pile of ...

Vital information about diagnoses, medications, and follow-up care is often delayed, incomplete, or missed altogether when patients are discharged from hospital, an investigation has found. The Health ...

Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

A Catholic hospital system is suing patients who refused to leave its hospitals while awaiting post-acute placements, saying their refusal to be discharged amounted to trespassing. The unusual legal ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon State Hospital will start releasing a group of patients every month on Oct. 12 because the hospital is so full that people are being delayed treatment as they wait to get in, a ...

Patient avoidance or postponement of care are common reasons for home health care delays, the authors said. Patients discharged from the hospital are at a higher risk of rehospitalization if they ...