With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients ...

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

Outpatient procedures are increasing nationwide, but discharge rules still require a trusted adult—creating a growing ...

“Certain medication classes — most notably statins, aspirin, and proton pump inhibitors used for prophylaxis and high-risk medications such as anticoagulation, insulin, oral hypoglycemics, and ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open demonstrates that hospital virtual discharge meetings between patients, hospitalists and primary care doctors significantly improve patient satisfaction and ...

A Valley family is demanding that hospitals do more to listen to parents when they express concerns about their children’s ...

Concerned citizens and State Senator Julie Mayfield are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to look ...

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Upon hospital discharge, most patients were not informed about “red-flag” signs and symptoms. Of patients who ...

The Nebraska Hospital Association offers a free, downloadable patient instruction form to help patients better manage their health post-discharge. The hospital association obtained the forms from the ...

Sending discharge letters to patients as well as their GPs when they leave UK hospitals could make a substantial difference to patient outcomes, according to a new study by University of Warwick ...

Bethsaida Hospital Serang has been recently validated at Stage 6 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). During its validation, the hospital demonstrated its accelerated patient ...