Discharge planners know intuitively that what they do matters to patients' health and safety and to reducing the public health costs of repeated hospitalizations.
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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.
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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.
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Too often health care professionals give patients instructions and education without taking the additional step of making sure they understand.
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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).
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