Patients who are discharged after vascular surgeries to treat a wide range of ailments involving heart and blood flow issues are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital for a preventable ...

The hospital discharge summary—a document that outlines a patient's hospital stay for their outpatient providers—can take up a lot of doctors' time. It needs to comprehensively and succinctly ...

The Pennsylvania health system has eliminated redundant processes and reduced the time and number of people involved in a discharge while boosting patient satisfaction scores. Patient discharge can be ...

If you’ve ever been discharged from a hospital or helped a loved one through it, you know how overwhelming it can be. One moment, you’re in a hospital bed, and the next, you’re handed a pile of ...