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 ...

QMedic reports on a comprehensive 30-day guide for families caring for a recently discharged parent, emphasizing medication ...

Sending discharge letters to patients as well as their GPs when they leave hospital could make a substantial difference to patient outcomes, according to a new study by University of Warwick ...

Recently, an 88-year-old member of my family underwent elective spinal surgery for disabling back pain. While the duration of hospitalization for anyone after surgery can be unpredictable, we were ...

Patients given transitional care before and during discharge from hospital—such as joint discharge planning follow up visits or phone calls—are less likely to be readmitted according to University of ...

Patients with dementia and agitation are more likely to transition to a more supportive living setting after psychiatric hospitalization.

A recent study found that patients who had cataract surgery were satisfied overall with discharge teaching quality, were well prepared for discharge, and had good postdischarge outcomes. Patients who ...

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 ...

After hip fracture surgery, a patient is stabilized but is given only hours to choose a rehabilitation facility before discharge. In the days after Thanksgiving in 2022, my sister’s health care ...