Patients with breast cancer who require axillary clearance traditionally remain in hospital until their wound drains are removed. Early discharge has been shown to improve clinical outcomes, but there ...

A computer science professor at Northeastern University created a piece of software to prepare patients for discharge from the clinic. Louise, the virtual on-screen nurse, takes the rush out of the ...

Of a total of 128 patients, 17% were discharged on the day of surgery when under the authority of a nurse specialist, while only 4.7% were discharged in the doctor-led group. The research noted a ...

The head wound patient in the emergency department's bay three just threw up and a patient discharged over the weekend needs a follow up call regarding how he is recovering from his complicated ...

Nurse-led discharge has been highlighted as an effective way to ensure timely transfer of patients in a new study looking at ways hospitals can reduce lengths of stay. The research, by think tank the ...

A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says. Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in ...

(Reuters Health) - Skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. often discharge Medicare patients before daily co-payments kick in, according to a new U.S. study that suggests some patients may be sent home ...

BPCI participation did not significantly change the number of SNF partners or discharge concentration among hospitals. Hospitals may feel constrained by CMS requirements for patient choice, limiting ...

Melissa Block speaks with the attorney for a Navy nurse who faces a potential discharge from the military for refusing to continue administering forced-feedings at Guantanamo. Now a story about the ...