The hospital discharge summary—a document that outlines a patient's hospital stay for their outpatient providers—can take up ...

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 ...

PointClickCare, a leading health tech company helping providers deliver exceptional care, today announced new AI capabilities ...

The business of caring is a stressful one. Within the hospital, clinicians face an ever-increasing amount of pressure to do more with less, with our work held accountable to metrics and time pressures ...

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A total of 15.9% of deprescribed medications for older adults were restarted upon discharge to a skilled nursing facility ...

Mwanza. Patients undergoing surgery in Tanzania are poised to benefit from laparoscopic surgery, a modern, camera-assisted technique that significantly reduces pain, shortens recovery times and, in ...