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Study links readmissions to discharge process: 6 takeaways

July 19, 2023Ashleigh HollowelNo CommentsBecker's Clinical Leadership & Infection ControlCare Management & Coordination,Precision Medicine,Hospital Readmissions,Medication Management,Care Transitions & Planning,Hospitals

Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects of the discharge process were improved, according to research led by the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Eight focus groups involving nurses, physicians, staff and patients revealed several areas where changes could shift the hospital discharge process to reduce instances of unplanned hospital readmissions. The study, published in the journal of Research in Nursing & Health identified the following pain points: 

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