We all know that discharge planning is not a one-and-done checkbox. It’s an evolving process and one that is layered, ...

CMS has revised guidelines for the discharge planning condition of participation in the State Operations Manual. The revisions show the consolidation of 24 previous discharge planning tags into ...

A reduction in hospital readmissions may improve quality and reduce costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has initiated a national effort to measure and publicly report on the ...

Is there evidence of a discharge plan consistent with ... need to be updated (i.e. policies, education, documentation etc.) Your recommended plan of action Responsible discipline/position Date ...

We've all read discharge summaries that have been huge cut-and-paste jobs, endless amounts of data brought together into one lengthy document the ... with a better way to plan for this important ...

The results indicated that the documentation of discussions in the MDT meeting and agreements of any actions were generally poor. It was not in the scope of this particular project to develop specific ...

Essential to an effective discharge planning conversation are aligning ... activities and integrate with EHRs to avoid double documentation, automation platforms such as Qventus can optimize ...

A carefully crafted hospital discharge plan, shared with outpatient doctors ... The record of your patient’s hospital stay is where you document their diagnosis, testing, treatments, medications ...