Doctors and nurses treat a COVID-19 patient in a makeshift intensive care wing at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance. The deluge of patients has made the work of hospital discharge planners more ...

We may think leaving the hospital is a relief, but for many patients, it can be stressful and confusing. Here’s how everyone can get the support they need.

Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center has implemented an interactive video-based patient education initiative into the discharge process of its endoscopy unit. Patients and ...

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 ...

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 ...

On June 6, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a Quality Safety & Oversight (QSO) memorandum outlining CMS-identified concerns with respect to the patient discharge ...

Changes in the way Medicare pays health care providers have created a strong inducement for hospitals and health systems to get patients involved in their own care. But, unless patients make a real ...

Recently, an 88-year-old member of my family underwent elective spinal surgery for disabling back pain. While the duration of hospitalization for anyone after surgery can be unpredictable, we were ...

Delays in transferring patients with stroke for advanced treatment are linked to worse disability, fewer lifesaving procedures, and more complications, a large US study shows.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine observed inconsistencies between patient ...