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Patient and caregiver experience with delayed discharge from a hospital setting: A scoping review

Health Expectations, 2019
Background Delayed hospital discharge occurs when patients are medically cleared but remain hospitalized because a suitable care setting is not available.
Amanda C. Everall, Sara J. T. Guilcher, Lauren Cadel, Maliha Asif, Joyce Li, Kerry Kuluski   +5 more
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Reengineering Patient Discharge with Lean Methodology and RED Framework: A Model for Safer, Faster, Patient-Centered Transitions [PDF]

Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Introduction Reorganizing the hospital discharge process to enhance patient experience and reduce avoidable readmissions and costs is an ongoing challenge.
Sultanah Alharbi, Lamia Elmassry, Eidah Aljuaid, Abdulrhman Attar, Josethe Nuñez, Minimol Joseph, Kristin Diamat, Meshari Alzahrani, Saud Algubaishi   +8 more
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Hospital patient discharge process: an evaluation. [PDF]

Eur J Hosp Pharm, 2017
Bullock S, Morecroft CW, Mullen R, Ewing AB.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Strategies to implement the safe hospital-community transition and mitigate hospital readmissions

Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2021
Transition is defined as a journey made by a person between two relatively stable moments. This experience is lived over a certain period and is characterized by the appearance of changes that cause imbalances, doubts, disorganization, and interpersonal ...
Óscar Manuel Ramos Ferreira, Cristina Lavareda Baixinho   +1 more
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Risk factors for hospital mortality in intensive care unit survivors: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2023
Background Deaths can occur after a patient has survived treatment for a serious illness in an intensive care unit (ICU). Mortality rates after leaving the ICU can be considered indicators of health care quality.
Luiza Gabriella Antonio e Silva, Claudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho, Thalita Bento Talizin, Lucienne Tibery Queiroz Cardoso, Edson Lopes Lavado, Cintia Magalhães Carvalho Grion   +5 more
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Impact of Clinical Pharmacists-driven Bundled Activities from Admission to Discharge on 90-day Hospital Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits

Oman Medical Journal, 2023
Objectives: Patient-centered clinical pharmacists’ activities play a major role in improving clinical outcomes by optimizing the efficacy of drug therapies and minimizing associated toxicities during hospitalization, at the transition of care, and upon ...
Bayan Muhannad Al Abd, Juhaina Salim Al-Maqbali, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani   +2 more
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Improving handoff communication from hospital to home: the development, implementation and evaluation of a personalized patient discharge letter.

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2016
Item does not contain fulltextOBJECTIVE: To develop, implement and evaluate a personalized patient discharge letter (PPDL) to improve the quality of handoff communication from hospital to home.
B. Buurman, K. Verhaegh, M. Smeulers, H. Vermeulen, S. Geerlings, Susanne M. Smorenburg, S. D. de Rooij   +6 more
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Access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil (AReA study): multicenter study protocol

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background Most of the Brazilian population relies on public healthcare and stroke is a major cause of disability in this country of continental dimensions.
Roberta de Oliveira Cacho, Carla Heloisa Cabral Moro, Rodrigo Bazan, Suzete Nascimento Farias da Guarda, Elen Beatriz Pinto, Suellen Mary Marinho dos Santos Andrade, Lenise Valler, Kelson James Almeida, Tatiana Souza Ribeiro, Renata Viana Brígido de Moura Jucá, Cesar Minelli, Maria Elisa Pimentel Piemonte, Eric Homero Albuquerque Paschoal, Marco Túlio Araújo Pedatella, Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto, Ana Paula Fontana, Aline de Souza Pagnussat, Adriana Bastos Conforto   +17 more
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Adult patient perspectives on receiving hospital discharge letters: a corpus analysis of patient interviews

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background UK government guidelines and initiatives emphasise equity in delivery of care, shared decision-making, and patient-centred care. This includes sharing information with patients as partners in health decisions and empowering them to manage ...
Katharine Weetman, Jeremy Dale, Emma Scott, Stephanie Schnurr   +3 more
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Discharge Plan to Promote Patient Safety and Shared Decision Making by a Multidisciplinary Team of Healthcare Professionals in a Respiratory Unit

Nursing Reports, 2021
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often require frequent hospitalization due to worsening symptoms. Preventing prolonged hospital stays and readmission becomes a challenge for healthcare professionals treating patients with COPD.
Daniel A. Nnate, David Barber, Ukachukwu O. Abaraogu   +2 more
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