Discharge planning is fraught with pitfalls for hospitals, according to a new report, but effective communication and adaptability can help providers avoid them. The United Hospital Fund, a New ...

There’s a feel-good national story that debuted last week around how emergency responders helped an 81-year-old man. As reported by various media outlets, the Army veteran had been in a “hospital and ...

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 ...

Better discharge planning is within our reach, if we care to make the effort ...

Can artificial intelligence improve discharge planning? Has AI finally found a role in day-to-day healthcare? The answer is a tentative maybe. "Timely patient discharge requires a coordinated effort ...

The Trump administration issued a long-awaited final rule on how hospitals must handle discharge planning, introducing new requirements on records access. The rule released on Thursday by the Centers ...

To the Editor: Jha and colleagues (Dec. 31 issue) 1 report no association between hospital performance on one of two measures of discharge planning and rates of hospital readmissions within 30 days ...