Using data from a large study of assessment of older patients upon discharge from hospital in England, this paper examines the extent of delayed discharge, and analyses the factors associated with such delays using a conceptual model of individual and organisational factors. Specifically, this paper ...
Since Anna has had medications prescribed both at the regional hospital, and at her local primary care centre which uses a different EHR system, the engagement index will indicate that medication information is available from two different service providers. Of course, for Anna to have access to ...
Implementation was more challenging outside of the controlled and contained environment of a single hospital trust; not all of the community pharmacies that hospital pharmacy teams were referring patients to were engaged in the scheme, and while this was being addressed by the Local Pharmaceutical Com...
Conclusions: The result of this study indicate that documentation of patient status in the nursing discharge note of older patients transferred from hospital to home care is incomplete and are influenced by patient and transfer characteristics. In order to ensure continuity and appropriate nursing ...
Discharging or transferring a patient from the ICU to a hospital ward or back to community care (under the care of a general practitioner) includes several elements that may shape patient outcomes and overall experiences. The aim of this study was to answer the question: what elements facilitate...
If a hospital pharmacist had reviewed the medication at discharge and written a note in the EHR, the participants on the receiving side felt that they could trust the discharge medication list and written documentation about medication changes performed during hospitalisation. “In general, I think ...
In terms of post-discharge mortality, the risk of death over the follow-up period was higher (aHR 2.98) in children with SM discharged from the hospital when compared to asymptomatic community children, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Studies that have examined all-ca...
Patients discharged on clozapine had significantly longer hospital stays than other patients. The rate of clozapine use at discharge increased from 13.8% to 20.0% over time (Z = 6.88, p < .0001). Concomitant use of anticholinergic medication was more common in patients receiving ...
1Q:A patient is discharged from our facility (disposition code 01) and is to go to a doctor’s appointment the same day. The patient is then admitted to another hospital after seeing the doctor. What disposition code is appropriate, 01 or 02? A:Based on the information the hospital had...
The Court of Appeal dismissed the claimant's appeal against the dismissal of his application for a declaration that that he had been detained in hospital in breach of his right to liberty guaranteed by article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The claimant had been detained since...