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    Home » Newsletters » Discharge Planning Advisor Archives

    Discharge Planning Advisor Archives

    December 1, 2008

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    Discharge Planning Advisor 2008-12-01

    Iowa COC project seeks to prove importance of discharge planning

    Discharge planners know intuitively that what they do matters to patients' health and safety and to reducing the public health costs of repeated hospitalizations. Read More

    DPs can address patients' adherence barriers

    One key to discharge planning is understanding what might prevent your patient from following medication and other instructions. Read More

    Pre-admission prediction tool improves process

    Sometimes the best response to regulatory and payer changes in health care is to improve the discharge planning process. Read More

    DP process begins five weeks before surgery

    Discharge planning for orthopedic surgery patients at one major hospital begins well in advance of patients being admitted for surgery. Read More

    Patient perceptions guide discharge education process

    Transitions in health care are changing more quickly than patients' expectations, which is why it's important to address these expectations head-on, an expert notes. Read More

    LEP patients need solid translation services

    Hospitals across the United States are seeing an increase in patients who have limited English proficiency (LEP), and this means discharge planners must plan accordingly. Read More

    Family interpreters can cause harm

    When hospitals rely on a patient's family members to interpret medical news, they might be placing the patient at risk, an expert says. Read More

    Assess patients' health literacy before teaching

    Too often health care professionals give patients instructions and education without taking the additional step of making sure they understand. Read More

    Medicare clarifies privacy of health info

    When transferring private health information to potential post-acute providers, discharge planners need to be aware of some facts about the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Read More

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    Discharge Planning Advisor 2008-12-01
    December 1, 2008

    Table Of Contents

    Iowa COC project seeks to prove importance of discharge planning

    DPs can address patients' adherence barriers

    Pre-admission prediction tool improves process

    DP process begins five weeks before surgery

    Patient perceptions guide discharge education process

    LEP patients need solid translation services

    Family interpreters can cause harm

    Assess patients' health literacy before teaching

    Medicare clarifies privacy of health info

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