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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"discharge planning"”.
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Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Improving the Discharge Planning Process in the Orthopedic ERAS Program</p> <p>Starlite Veloro</p> <p>University of San Francisco</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p> The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program is designed …
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"All Set toGo Home":Improving Discharge Planning for Patient's SAfe and Timely Discharge
… project focuses on the improvement of the discharge planning for patient’s safe and timely discharge in the medical oncology and telemetry unit at the county hospital. The facility has 54-bed capacity with an average daily census of 35 to 40 specializing in cancer, end-stage diseases, …
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Inpatient Glycemic Management: Glucose Control Relationship with Hospital Variables, Discharge Planning and Education
… glucose control with clinical outcomes, costs, discharge planning and education. Extant studies showed that hyperglycemia, in the presence or absence of a diabetes diagnosis, is prevalent in hospitalized patients. Hyperglycemia is found in one-third of all hospital admissions and is linked to …
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Discharge Planning with Older Adults: The Influence of Social and Political Systems and Contexts
Discharge planning is a complex process in which intersections of competing norms, demands and expectations often beget ethical challenges. Returning home or moving to a more supportive setting can have tremendous personal, social and financial implications for older adults and families. …
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The role of interprofessional collaboration on the discharge planning in the neonatal intensive unit
… quality of care” (WHO, 2010, p. 13). Successful discharge planning for patients from hospitals is dependent upon IPC (Shepperd et al., 2004). The purpose of this study is to identify and examine barriers or facilitators to IPC as they pertain to discharge planning on a neonatal intensive care …
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A Retrospective Chart Review of Hospital Based Wound Discharge Planning and 30-Day Readmission Rates
… and to improve the quality of care through both discharge planning and follow-up appointments which aim to avoid unnecessary readmission. Based on a recent thesis (Kyles, 2011), 83 patients with both a wound related complication and same-cause diagnosis consisted of 5% of the 1,781 readmitted …
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The role of the medical social worker in the discharge planning of the chronically ill patient.
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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The Design, implementation and Evaluation of a Technology Solution to Improve Discharge Planning Communication in a Complex Patient Population
<p>Unnecessary delays in discharge planning can extend the length of stay (LOS) and add non-reimbursable days for socially and medically complex patients thereby increasing the financial burden to healthcare organizations. The literature supports enhanced discharge communication strategies and the …
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Hospital-to-home care transition for dementia patients and family caregivers : discharge planning and decision-making experience of family caregivers
… challenges. This dissertation explored the discharge planning and decision-making experiences of culturally diverse caregivers using longitudinal qualitative data analyzed across two time points. Guided by the Ottawa Decision Support Framework (ODSF), the study examined FCGs’ perceptions of …
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Discharge planning at a regional New Zealand hospital Emergency Department: Screening elderly patients for early multidisciplinary team referral using the Elders Risk Assessment Index
… they are classed as semi or non-urgent and are discharged home. Research also shows that ED use among elderly patients is everincreasing and the elderly population is at increased risk of return visits to ED. Effective discharge planning from the ED to home assists patients who are frail, have a …
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Misused words, misused thoughts: the roles and perceptions of nurses, doctors and social workers involved in the discharge planning process and their affects on communication
… optimised communication practices. A model of discharge planning and practice is required which enables the appropriate transmission of information across boundaries, allowing more appropriate treatment following acute illness. This thesis examines impediments to the realisation of this vision. …
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Improving patient outcomes through use of the teach-back method in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
… in the Bay Area. The goal was to improve the discharge education performed by the PACU nurses to improve patient safety and decrease the chance of complications or readmissions to this hospital. With no clear instructions for how discharge teaching should be done, the nurses have many …
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Paediatric caregivers: The characteristics of inpatient and discharge advice
… caregiver experience and understanding of discharge advice as improved caregiver understanding may reduce representations to hospital, improve health literacy, and improve long term health outcomes. METHOD A qualitative inductive approach allowed caregiver experience to emerge from ten …
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Access and Utilization of Transitional Care Services by the Elderly According to Payer Source
… care services, chronic care, supportive care, discharge planning, home health, community services, chronic disease management.
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Factors Which Affect Post-Hospital Resource Use and Patient Health Outcomes Among Taiwanese Older Adults
… purpose of this study was to examine a discharge planning screening instrument used in a large urban hospital in Taiwan to determine if it predicts resource use and patient outcomes. A longitudinal research design was adopted for this study. Data were collected from the general medicine …
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Take Charge for Therapy Discharge: Outcomes of a Patient Education Program Applying the CO-OP Approach
… for both the occupational therapy department and discharge planning processes. This quality improvement project, <em>Take Charge for Therapy Discharge</em>, implemented a two-session patient education protocol using the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach. Using the …
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Examining Readiness for Patients and Their Companions to Transfer From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Saudi Arabia
… support, health literacy, and standardizing discharge planning to improve patient transitions.</p> <p><strong>Implications:</strong> Policy interventions are needed to help the patient transition from hospital to SNFs in Saudi Arabia. The most common recommendations addressed improving …
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When visions converge and collide: A fantasy theme analysis of staff participation in the Patient- and Family-Centered Care initiative at the University of New Mexico Hospital
… physician rounds and interdisciplinary care planning and discharge planning meetings at UNMH in a general pediatric unit and a pediatric rehabilitation unit. Physicians had their own unique symbolic reality that differed from the vision of interdisciplinary groups. Physicians were most …
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Health Literacy and Psychiatric Hospital Readmissions
… used a health literacy questionnaire at or near discharge, and tracked 2- and 4-week post discharge readmission rates in 30 adult patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Health literacy was found to correlate strongly with 2-week and total readmissions, and was the only significant predictor of …
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