Hospital Discharge Planner. A hospital discharge planner is a healthcare professional who works with patients and their families to plan for their discharge from the hospital. They assess patients' needs, develop discharge plans, and coordinate with other healthcare professionalsto ensure a smooth tran...
Hospital Discharge Planner. A hospital discharge planner is a healthcare professional who works with patients and their families to plan for their discharge from the hospital. They assess patients' needs, develop discharge plans, and coordinate with other healthcare professionals to ensure a smooth tr...
Hospital discharge planning is a key element of continuity of care for persons leaving the hospital. Yet many important questions regarding processes and effects of discharge planning have not been addressed, in part because the multiple terms associated with discharge planning have not been consistently...
Outcome Assessment (Health CareDischarge planning is the development of an individualised discharge plan for the patient prior to leaving hospital for home, with the aim of containing costs and improving patient outcomes. It has been suggested that discharge planning can reduce unplanned readmission to...
This integrative review investigates how nurses plan the hospital discharge of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) since an inadequate discharge plan and patients' subsequent non-adherence to instruction provided upon discharge are indicated as potential factors for re-hospitalization. A total of...
A standardized, in-hospital discharge planning program, known as Project ReEngineered Dishcharge (RED), improves patient experience as they leave the hospital, according to researchers at Boston Medical Center. The study, published online in the Journal of Patient Experience found patients who ...
Standardizing Hospital Discharge Planning at the Mayo Clini Background: Improving the quality of patient coordination in the transition from hospital to home is a high-priority health care concern. The Centers for Medicare & Mcdicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Conditions of Participation in the Medi.....
stress management, exercise, weight loss, changes in dietary habits, and strict blood glucose control for diabetic patients (Chapter 237) also are important elements of the discharge plan. Activity restrictions after PCI are modest. If the femoral artery was instrumented, heavy lifting is discouraged...
Patients who engage in Advance Care Planning (ACP) are more likely to get care consistent with their values. We sought to determine the barriers and facilitators to ACP engagement after discharge from hospital.Prior to discharge from hospital eligible patients received a standardized conversation about...
Hospitals may discharge patients as soon as possible for a number of reasons, including occupancy limitations, short-staffing and insurance reimbursement. Before discharging you, your health care team should address any potential issues. For instance, they should make sure you have...