Journal article
Development of a checklist of safe discharge practices for hospital patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Discharge from hospital can be a vulnerable period for patients. Multifaceted "discharge bundles" facilitate care transitions and possibly decrease adverse outcomes. We describe a structured approach to discharge planning, starting from admission and proceeding through discharge, using a standardized checklist of tasks to be performed for each hospitalization day.
OBJECTIVE: To create an evidence-based checklist of safe discharge …
Authors
Soong C; Daub S; Lee J; Majewski C; Musing E; Nord P; Wyman R; Baker GR; Zacharopoulos N; Bell CM
Journal
Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 444–449
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2013
DOI
10.1002/jhm.2032
ISSN
1553-5592