Paper checklists have long been used to ensure clinical quality and patient safety, but electronic checklists may be more effective and useful, according to a study in the Joint Commission Journal on ...

A growing body of evidence supporting safety and benefits has persuaded many hospitals to consider a switch to same-day discharge following PCI, but just how to get started may prove daunting. Now, a ...

Medicare offers a free, downloadable tool designed to help patients and their caregivers plan for discharge. The tool, entitled Your Discharge Planning Checklist, lists action items patients should ...

An effective hospital discharge process created by Cleveland Clinic is pivotal in the handoff of patients to postacute-care providers. Hospital discharge is a complex process involving the primary ...

CMS has developed a free, downloadable discharge planning checklist for patients preparing to leave a hospital or other healthcare setting. “Your Discharge Planning Checklist” is a six-page pamphlet ...

A free discharge checklist and care transition plan for patients is available from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its Care About Your Care program. Care About Your Care is an RWJF ...

Hospitalization can be a harrowing experience. Patients arrive seriously ill or injured, and in addition to whatever ailments they’re suffering, they must simultaneously find ways to cope with ...

At 8 years old, he was a happy second grader and enthusiastic soccer player. Then, his family’s car hit a median on the highway, and the crash ejected him from the vehicle. He spent nearly 3 months in ...

Empowering surgical patients with the necessary information to make informed decisions and to cope after surgery may be hindered by many factors such as timing of information (Valanis & Rumpler, 1985) ...

Emergency rooms in Winnipeg will have a new "checklist" that will help ensure patients are discharged safely, officials announced today. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority made the announcement ...