JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (March 15, 2022) – On March 8 a new patient discharge lounge opened at Brooke Army Medical Center for patients preparing to leave the hospital. The ...

Like many hospitals, Springhill Medical Center faced mounting challenges in managing patient flow—from ED backups to prolonged discharge times. But with a bold shift toward predictive analytics and AI ...

Most hospital patients say they can remember details about their care and post-discharge instructions, but in reality their ability to recall within a day or two of leaving the hospital shows ...

Despite many hospital's efforts to reduce readmissions, penalties for excessive readmissions reached an all-time high this year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will levy fines to 2,610 hospitals ...

Optimizing patient flow and capacity is one of the most important strategic priorities for healthcare organizations, due to its impact on case volume, provision of high-quality care and revenues.

Appointment schedules should reflect physicians' work style and patient demands. One of the major mistakes many physicians make is thinking patient flow problems happen because of major time-consuming ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (Include "Ask the Expert" in subject line.) The full question asked about the nurse ...

A recent Medscape article hit home with many nurses. The article described a study that showed that only one fourth of patients understood their discharge instructions because they were tailored to ...

A randomized control study that analyzes the impact of a postdischarge prioritization case management strategy on readmissions for select high-risk patients that are commercially insured. The ...

Over the past decade, Government investment in healthcare has risen from €12.2 billion to €26.9 billion. Taxpayers, legislators and healthcare professionals alike want to see this increased investment ...