Articles Tagged With: post-discharge
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Unique Ethical Dilemmas for Mental Healthcare of Infants, Young Children
Infant and early childhood mental health practitioners face complex and unique ethical issues. Experts argue that a code of ethics is urgently needed.
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Multidisciplinary Program Accelerates Care, Boosting Outcomes for Hip Fracture Patients
Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence focuses on prioritizing early pain management and shortening the time to surgery for patients with confirmed hip fractures. Since implementation in early 2021, lengths of stay are shorter, time to surgery has declined, and attendance rates at follow-up appointments are higher.
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Care Transition Program Shows Success with Long-Term Outcomes
A hospital’s Care Transitions Clinical Coordinators program provides patients and caregivers with care transition support. The program focuses on assessment and identification of the root cause of readmission, as well as other key interventions.
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Program Tailored to Reducing Senior Patient Readmissions
A program in the Chicago area is demonstrating the value of tailoring discharge plans to the particular needs of elderly patients with little support outside the hospital. These “solo seniors” often face complex medical challenges after discharge and can experience high rates of readmission without help from family and friends. With hospitals facing significant penalties from 30-day readmissions, the program could be a model for hospitals to emulate.