It is critical to have a solid system for discharge planning that begins even before the resident is admitted to the facility. Individualized, resident-centered discharge planning will provide a solid ...

I spent years as a staff pharmacist in a closed-door long-term care pharmacy. We served multiple buildings, pushed 35,000 pills out the door every day. I ...

Rural patients receive less postacute care after hospital discharge than urban patients, especially after elective joint replacement-a condition selected for bundled payments. Objectives: Geographic ...

Most hospital patients say they can remember details about their care and post-discharge instructions, but in reality their ability to recall within a day or two of leaving the hospital shows ...

Post heart failure (HF)–related hospital discharge care was investigated among patients through evaluation of usage rates of the Heart Failure Health Storylines mobile health application. Potential ...

One health system cut approximately 1,200 bed days and saved $1.92 million in 2024. Another system reduced length of stay by 30 to 60 days per patient for around 800 patients a year. A third system ...

Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The American Heart Association released a set of three ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The fact that we found some of the patient-reported outcome measures were no different at any time point, with ...