Patient Discharge Case Summary

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Improving the quality of discharge planning in acute care include addressing the lack of appropriate staff and patient education about appropriate planning for discharge (4). This includes implementing proper discharge teaching regarding signs and symptoms to seek medical attention, management and care of medical equipment, and access to community resources (4, 5). Other challenges are patients with complex comorbidities too difficult to discharge as well as lack of community supports and equipment for newly discharge patients and lack of rehabilitation and nursing home beds (4). Consequently, acute care units are pressured to vacate hospital beds in response to the growing elderly population. Hospital professionals tend to focus discharge teaching and preparation on medical areas such as diet, activity, treatments, and medications (5). Community referrals to appropriate services at the time of hospital discharge does not often happen contributing to poorer patient outcomes and re-hospitalizations

Discussion The systematic and comparative analysis conducted sought to examine and address the levels of communication and health literacy delivered to patients at one San Diego area hospital, and compare those HCAHPS Survey figures to that of the California averages and the national averages. Several of the findings are interesting and warrant close consideration. The data that reflected the close communication between the nurses, doctor’s and patients where they “Always” listened carefully are statistically significant. The communication techniques reflected through oral means by the nurses and doctors within the one San Diego area hospital, the state of California and nationally, garnered a relatively high satisfaction rate with

Studies have found that improvements in hospital discharge planning can dramatically improve the outcome for patients as they move to the next level of care (Alliance, 2016). Moreover, Patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers all play roles in maintaining a patient's health after discharge. And although it's a significant part of the overall care plan, conversely there is a surprising lack of consistency in both the process and quality of discharge planning across the healthcare system (S. Shapperd,

PO was disengaged treatment at the time of discharge PO is referred to continue chemical dependence treatment at the community agency. PO will need to have a new assessment to determine appropriate level of care. PO is recommended to attend minimally of two self-help meetings per week, abstain from all mood-altering substance, and utilize positive support structure to aim and maintain substance free lifestyle.

After Graduation in 2011 I was unable to find a job for several months dues to both the economy, and living in a rural area without reliable transportation. In 2013 Converge diagnostic was sold to quest, and relocated outside a reasonable commute distance. I could live off my emergency funds, until I was offered a position as a pathology tech at Lahey clinic and medical center.

The no-show rate for our discharge clinic dropped from 50% to 35 % in 6 months. There was also reduced the length of time for the patients follow up which went from a 3-month interval between visits to 6 weeks. An unanticipated benefit of this was that it improved the working

The main role of the position is to provide clients with resources to have a safe and successful discharge. The essential duties of a discharge planner is to meet with an interdisciplinary team each morning to discuss the long length of stays, which clients will be discharging that day and whether home is a safe option. Some challenges discharge planners face that correlate with social issues are, clients

8. DISCUSSION OF ISSUE(S): The applicant requests an upgrade of his uncharacterized discharge to honorable. The applicant’s record of service, the issues and documents submitted with his application were carefully reviewed. The evidence of record shows the applicant, while in training status, was diagnosed by competent medical authority with an

A poster presentation has been created on improving discharge documentation. The poster shows the results of a PI project from services at a campus student health center. The PI group surveyed students, faculty, and staff because students were concerned about customer satisfaction. A storyboard’s goal is to summarize the PI team’s activities. Words, pictures, and graphs are used to tell a story for the audience to grasp the team’s thought process (Shaw & Carter, 2015, p. 109). An analysis of the presentation has been conducted.

Hospitals and other medical facilities like to keep things moving along efficiently. One tasks that might get out of hand is the discharge summary. This is a summary of the patient's hospital stay. Creating a discharge summary is a difficult tasks for those working in a busy hospital environment. However, the staff at numerous medical facilities discovered that a discharge summary template helped to simplify the entire process. Often, the quality of the summary affects the entire standing of the hospital. Therefore, it is important that the hospital create a professional quality discharge summary that is clear, precise, and complete.

Top-performing hospitals begin discharge planning on admission (33), with staff assessing the patient’s risk factors, needs, resources, knowledge, and family support within 8 hours of admission. Most hospitals have quality improvement (QI) projects in place to improve the discharge process, streamline care coordination mechanisms, and encourage patient self-management of chronic diseases. Some facilities have discharge planning nurses or teams that assist with the discharge process. Often patients are instructed to follow up with their primary physicians (GP) within a determined time. It has been recognized that patients readmitted within 30

The applicant requests an upgrade of the characterization of his discharge from general, under honorable conditions to honorable. The applicant states, in effect, since being discharged in April 2015, he has had an extremely hard time finding employment in both civilian and government sectors. The applicant contends, his discharge was evaluated wrongfully and incorrectly, because he have completed over four years of meritorious service in garrison and over sea. The applicant further contends, upon his redeployment, he was diagnosed with severe Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain injury, and he received inpatient physical therapy and psychiatric treatment for over 30 days. The applicant contends, he went through and completed

SC called Pa and spoke to Pa. Pa reported that she is receiving services as outlined in the ISP. Pa stated that she is please with her services and feels that they meet her current needs. Pa reported that she is schedule to have surgery two weeks from now to remove two hernias from her stomach. She also, reported several medication changes. No falls, ER visit, hospitalization was reported by Pa. SC informed the CG that Pa is up for a home visit in January, 2016 and then SC will assess Pa for the increase and submitted it for review. CG ok with waiting until SC visits in 01/2016. Pa confirmed that he is receiving services as indicated in the ISP in the following type, scope, amount, frequency and duration: Pa receives 4 hrs x 7 days via PPL consumer

Discharge program improvement-better investment and better planning of discharge program bring an actual reduction of the readmission within 30 days. It is more likely to be related to the clinical factors mostly about the quality of inpatient service. All the activities toward reducing and preventing of prehospitalization could be applied during the initial admissions. Under the Enhanced discharge planning program or Reengineered hospital discharge program, hospitals implicated following several actions inpatient health care service. Healthcare quality and education department need to be developed a special educational program for either nurse or patients. Educated nurses give patients a special information related to the diagnose, discharge