Older hospitalized patients who struggled with taking their medications correctly were 10% less likely to need to return to the hospital if they had a pharmacist's help at discharge, according to a ...

A new review of existing practice and policy, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has highlighted the need to improve hospital doctors' understanding of how GPs operate as "expert ...

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 ...

When being discharged from the hospital, a high percentage of people face emotions such as anxiety and fear, which can make the process of transitioning from hospital care to safe and adequate home ...

If she’s especially efficient, Hospitalist Gigi Liu, MD, can complete a discharge summary in 20 minutes for a patient she treated for a few days at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. But ...

Have you ever been overwhelmed by the task of organizing a loved one's return home from the hospital? ?? ?? ????. Data analytics are changing the way healthcare providers handle patient discharge and ...

The hospital discharge summary—a document that outlines a patient's hospital stay for their outpatient providers—can take up ...

Early identification of inpatient discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) facilitates care transition planning. Predictive information in admission history and physical notes (H&Ps) is ...

Acute rehabilitation plays a pivotal role in the recovery trajectory of patients, particularly in maintaining physical function, promoting independence in daily activities, and preventing systemic ...

A total of 15.9% of deprescribed medications for older adults were restarted upon discharge to a skilled nursing facility ...