Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

In this group, medications were up-titrated to recommended doses within 2 weeks of discharge and four scheduled outpatient visits were completed in the 2 months after discharge. We should not conclude that patients should be started on 3-4 new meds prior to discharge. High intensity care was the GDMT group.

Follow-Up 284

Follow-Up Discharges Hospital Medication 284

Forbes Healthcare

APRIL 8, 2024

Donnelly says around 25% of its enquiries come from National Health Service discharge teams and social workers looking to place patients in nursing, dementia and palliative care. Around 20,000 people seeking care are matched with care homes or other providers for free each month, while organizations pay per qualified enquiry.

Long Term Care 241

Long Term Care Discharges 241

Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” In this case, the resident has the right to appeal the involuntary discharge or transfer. 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).

Transfers 59

Transfers Discharges Long Term Care Documentation 59

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The C-MORE/PHOSP-COVID collaborative group published their results in an important journal—called The Lancet Respiratory Medicine They screened nearly 3000 patients and found about 250 patients who had been admitted and then discharged for COVID-19. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

Discharges 288

Discharges Admissions Hospital Collaboration 288

EvidenceCare

MARCH 18, 2025

Dr. Wilcoxs journey into digital health started with a simple observation: patients in the post-anesthesia care unit were experiencing unnecessary delays in discharge, leading to longer hospital stays. The idea of integrating multiple solutions into one seamless experience is something I hadnt seen as much in the past, Wilcox shared.

Discharges 130

Discharges Hospital Appointments Patient Safety 130

Scrubs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Imagine if the same virtual nurse who cared for you in the hospital performed a virtual visit after discharge or was your hospital to home nurse and connected with your primary care provider for a warm handoff. It can also reduce the workload at the bedside by having remote nurses do admissions, discharges, and answer questions virtually.

Discharges 238

Discharges Hospital Transfers Patient Satisfaction 238

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Old-fashioned doctors routinely seek all of the patient's previous medical records, not just the discharge summaries. We are lucky to work at a time when a review of a discharge summary, lab findings, and radiology results can usually give you a pretty perfect sense of what has happened and what remains necessary.

Physical Exams 293

Physical Exams Tests Diagnostics Discharges 293

Scrubs

APRIL 4, 2023

The man was then discharged from the hospital and put in the county jail. Martinek told the officers that handcuffing the patient to the bed was unsafe, so they put him in a four-point restraint instead. But the patient kicked the nurse in the stomach while she was attempting to insert a catheter.

Discharges 264

Discharges Hospital 264

Scrubs

JULY 23, 2023

Took longer to discharge the patient than it did to treat him. The parents even insisted that the surgeon wear a certain crystal as a necklace while performing the cannulation! Kim Gutridge Zornow 4. A Wiccan altar set up in a room in the ER. The patient was being seen for a broken toe. Carrie Bittay-D’Intino 5. Bob Hayward 6.

Hospital 246

Hospital Discharges 246

Connect Care Bytes Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

Integrated Discharge Planning 'Traffic Lights' The Rapid Rounds patient list includes a "Readiness" column with 'traffic light' symbols indicative of a patient's readiness for discharge. Demo: Discharge Readiness Integrated Planner Manual: Transition Planning

Discharges 40

Discharges Huddles/Rounds Documentation Communication 40

KevinMD.com

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Initial testing and symptoms suggested a concussion, leading to discharge. A nurse practitioner (NP) in urgent care saw a patient with a severe headache following a fall. However, when the patient’s worsening condition later revealed an elevated white blood cell count, they were rushed for further evaluationbut it was too late.

Insurance 67

Insurance Discharges Tests 67

Scrubs

JULY 31, 2023

Then, when it comes time for discharge, the patient or their caregiver isn’t surprised by the restrictions that some meds may have. We may take it for granted that they understand their meds, particularly if they’ve been taking them for a while, but some questioning could reveal that they aren’t quite as knowledgeable as they should be.

Discharges 206

Discharges Hospital Medication 206

Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Enhancements to Core Admission and Discharge Navigators Connect Care uses "Navigators" to help prescribers complete complex workflows when key tasks are easy to forget. Core "Admission" and "Discharge" navigators organize review (e.g., discharge summary) steps that must be completed in a specific order.

Discharges 40

Discharges Admissions Documentation Medication 40

Scrubs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Yet, every time they would come into the hospital, we would discharge them with the same plan. I saw the same people over and over, but there were loads of services for people experiencing homelessness and addiction issues. There was a disconnect between what we were saying and the person,” she said of her experience.

Acute Care 261

Acute Care Critical Thinking Discharges Follow-Up 261

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

as more patients get discharged to hospital-for-home and more acute-care workflows that fall on burdened caregivers (that is, family members and friends). Here is ECRI’s list of patient safety concerns a decade ago in 2015. Many more of these have to do with “technology” and devices (e.g.,

Patient Safety 77

Patient Safety Discharges Diagnostics Acute Care 77

Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2023

Luciana Luciana’s discharge day was getting close. I’ll have it done by the time I discharge.” Sandra had been admitted weeks before Luciana and would not be discharged for a few more weeks to come. ” “Wonderful, we’ll coordinate transportation and plan for discharge tomorrow morning.”

Discharges 237

Discharges Hospital Follow-Up Admissions 237

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. We wait to see the provider. We’re stalled in the emergency room waiting area.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Discharges Physical Exams Hospital 52

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

” Her discharge notes state Difficulty coping with anxiety for past 1-2 weeks. She presented back at the ED the day after her initial discharge with additional hemorrhage concerns. She was discharged with blood pressure medication. She delivered her baby after a 30+ hour labor culminating in postpartum hemorrhage.

Follow-Up 102

Follow-Up Discharges Appointments Hospital 102

Scrubs

MARCH 7, 2023

When Small’s babies were discharged from the hospital several months after she gave birth, Mullen asked if they could exchange numbers, and the two have been a part of each other’s lives ever since. Fortunately, Katrina Mullen was the nurse assigned to look after Small’s children.

Discharges 290

Discharges Hospital Huddles/Rounds Scheduling 290

Sensible Medicine

MAY 28, 2024

Fortunately, she was discharged the next morning. After COVID lockdowns, she struggled to readjust to in-person schooling. After six months of taking antidepressants, Sarah ended up in an emergency room. She had overdosed on her antidepressants. She didn’t intend to harm herself. She thought taking more medicine might help.

Follow-Up 360

Follow-Up Discharges Appointments Tests 360

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

She is discharged on dual-antiplatelet agents and an increased statin dose. The hospital does an excellent job. She has the appropriate imaging (brain and major vessels), lab work, and echocardiogram. By the time she leaves the hospital, she has no residual symptoms.

Follow-Up 261

Follow-Up Tests Hospital Discharges 261

Scrubs

MARCH 9, 2023

Madera Community Hospital is dedicated to continuing services to our patients that are in the hospital and will ensure that they are safely transferred or discharged,” the hospital said in a statement earlier this year.

Hospital 244

Hospital Billing Discharges Transfers 244

Scrubs

MARCH 15, 2023

UC San Diego Health carefully tracks bed availability, patient discharges, planned procedures, supplies and other data to make timely decisions to expedite bed availability.” The organization also noted that it “is taking every measure possible to care for these patients and attend to their comfort and needs.

Discharges 242

Discharges Patient Safety Hospital Medication 242

The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

But in 2012, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard, identified a unique network of delicate channels (tiny passages alongside blood vessels) inside the brain that collect and discharge brain metabolites and waste materials including amyloid. This system, or ultimate brainwasher as some labeled it, was formally titled the glymphatic system.

Discharges 67

Discharges Medication 67

Scrubs

AUGUST 17, 2023

Asking before they even see a doctor when they are going to be discharged… —Mary Christa Wright 4. —Cindy Flynn 2. I wish they’d stop hunting me down if I don’t come to their room IMMEDIATELY for a nonemergency. —Ar I am tiny and look young. People assume I am a student and ask, “When will you be a real nurse?”

Discharges 246

Discharges Appointments 246

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

Having E-RNs to do discharge planning, do rounds with patients, and ensure patients understand their medication goes a long way to preventing readmission and improving the health of the population we serve.” They can walk down the hall and sense when things are not right.

Discharges 242

Discharges Huddles/Rounds Hospital Medication 242

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

She later found out from a reporter that the family was visiting from out of state and that the baby was discharged from the hospital after two days. “I She said she still thinks about the baby and her mother nearly every day. I just wish I had asked the mom’s name,” Diallo continued. Because I always think about that baby.

Discharges 279

Discharges Hospital Appointments Medication 279

Scrubs

JANUARY 30, 2023

After discharging the amniotic fluid from the artificial womb, you will be able to easily remove your baby from the growth pod. “EctoLife provides you a safe, pain-free alternative that helps you deliver your baby without stress. The delivery process is smooth, convenient, and can be done with just a push of a button,” the company said.

Vital Signs 264

Vital Signs Discharges 264

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

They describe a patient who found themselves discharged from a service for failing to attend an appointment, in spite of their efforts to reschedule. Call for action on patients awaiting discharge The Government is under pressure to take action over thousands of patients stuck in hospital and waiting for discharge.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Discharges Appointments Hospital 52

EvidenceCare

MARCH 11, 2024

GMLOS is calculated by taking the nth root of the product of the length of stay for a series of discharges, where ‘n’ represents the number of discharges. Unlike GMLOS, ALOS is calculated by adding the total number of stay days for a group of patients and dividing by the number of discharges or admissions.

Discharges 130

Discharges Admissions Patient Satisfaction Hospital 130

Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 15, 2020

By Stephan Herron, CEO and president, Scriptel Corporation For decades, healthcare providers have relied on putting pen to paper when it comes to signing off on prescriptions, discharge orders or even referrals to specialists. For […].

Discharges 103

Discharges 103

Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 9, 2019

Healthcare organizations know just how important it is to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect sensitive and unstructured data such as patient records, scripts, discharge summaries, medical forms, authorizations, prescriptions, and insurance claims. By Paul Banco, CEO, etherFAX.

HIPAA 107

HIPAA Discharges Patient Records Insurance 107

Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

This led to better management of patients’ pain, and earlier discharge from the ICU. Chris Cowal , a nursing student at American Sentinel University, looked to current clinical literature to implement a better pain assessment tool in the critical care units at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York.

Communication 246

Communication Triage Patient Care Discharges 246

Scrubs

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tang also worries that inflation will make it harder to discharge patients from hospitals as temperatures drop. “As

Billing 246

Billing Hospital Discharges Admissions 246

Scrubs

JUNE 6, 2023

They lost touch after he was discharged, but they never forgot about each other. Estabrook landed a job at the burn unit in the Maine Medical Center where she eventually crossed paths with Shaw. He spent five months in the hospital under her care. Shaw went on to marry a woman named Susan. “He He talked about it often,” his wife said. “He

Discharges 185

Discharges Hospital Medication 185

Minority Nurse

MARCH 17, 2025

The ones that don’t make it into social media posts or discharge summaries. These are the moments we celebrate, the ones that make headlines or get highlighted in patient stories. But what about the moments that come after?

Discharges 92

Discharges Patient Education Hospital Patient Centered Care 92

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Beginning with volume, or utilization, the second table shows that hospital discharges fell by nearly 13% year-over-year in January 2021, emergency department visits dropped nearly 25%, and operating room minutes, 17%. A major contributor to hospitals’ fiscal declines came via expenses rising double-digits per discharge: 25.4%

Hospital 86

Hospital Discharges Outpatient Care 86