Unlocking hospital gridlock

Hospitals should identify barriers to timely patient discharges. Benchmarking hospital data with best-practice hospital experience can help in developing recommendations for improvement. Solutions include developing revised discharge policies and procedures, establishing and communicating a discharg...

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Published in:Healthcare financial management 2005-11, Vol.59 (11), p.94-98
Main Author: Clark, Jonathan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Benchmarks
Best practice
Case studies
Censuses
Committees
Crowding
Directors
Discharge
Discharge planning
Efficiency, Organizational - standards
Emergency medical care
Flooring
Health administration
Health services utilization
Hospital Administration
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive care
Managers
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Discharge
Patients
Pharmacy
Physicians
Social workers
Strategic planning
Trauma centers
United States
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Summary:Hospitals should identify barriers to timely patient discharges. Benchmarking hospital data with best-practice hospital experience can help in developing recommendations for improvement. Solutions include developing revised discharge policies and procedures, establishing and communicating a discharge time, and setting a deadline for physicians to write orders for discharge and discharge-dependent tests.
ISSN:0735-0732