A new study shows the value of integrating caregivers into the discharge process for elderly patients: far fewer readmissions. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute ...

Discharge planning is fraught with pitfalls for hospitals, according to a new report, but effective communication and adaptability can help providers avoid them. The United Hospital Fund, a New ...

Aligning Forces for Quality offers free, downloadable discharge planning tools for heart failure patients. The resources were crafted by Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore. The heart failure discharge ...

At the time of hospital discharge, ill-informed patients often face time-pressured decisions to find an appropriate post-acute care provider. Hospital discharge to a post-acute setting is often among ...

Dear Mary, You recently wrote about planning for a hospital visit. Unfortunately, my father’s chronic condition often sends him for brief hospital stays and, although you would think I’d know the ...

I’ve been hired at a long-term care facility as a care manager, and my entire background has been in case management from the acute care side. What in particular should I know about discharge planning ...

Have you ever attended a discharge planning meeting, either as a patient or family caregiver? In this day and age, every healthcare consumer should know what these are. Discharge planning meetings are ...

There’s a feel-good national story that debuted last week around how emergency responders helped an 81-year-old man. As reported by various media outlets, the Army veteran had been in a “hospital and ...

Can artificial intelligence improve discharge planning? Has AI finally found a role in day-to-day healthcare? The answer is a tentative maybe. "Timely patient discharge requires a coordinated effort ...

The patient needed a ventilator or she would die. The hospital wanted to discharge her, but there was no place she could go. As the surge of coronavirus infections created a terrifying shortage of ...