Paper checklists have long been used to ensure clinical quality and patient safety, but electronic checklists may be more effective and useful, according to a study in the Joint Commission Journal on ...

An effective hospital discharge process created by Cleveland Clinic is pivotal in the handoff of patients to postacute-care providers. Hospital discharge is a complex process involving the primary ...

CMS has developed a free, downloadable discharge planning checklist for patients preparing to leave a hospital or other healthcare setting. “Your Discharge Planning Checklist” is a six-page pamphlet ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation offers a free discharge checklist and care transition plan for patients through its Care About Your Care initiative. Care About Your Care is an RWJF project focusing ...

Empowering surgical patients with the necessary information to make informed decisions and to cope after surgery may be hindered by many factors such as timing of information (Valanis & Rumpler, 1985) ...

Emergency rooms in Winnipeg will have a new "checklist" that will help ensure patients are discharged safely, officials announced today. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority made the announcement ...

The family of the patient complained over the blunder at Sandwell Hospital in December. Toby Lewis, boss of the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust which runs the hospital, called the failure ...