Across Europe, thousands of patients occupy hospital beds long after they’re medically fit for discharge — a costly symptom ...

Instead of thinking of patients as "discharged" once they leave the hospital, which implies care is finished, many healthcare professionals believe it's time to treat home as a fundamental care ...

NICU graduates are at a higher risk of readmission compared to other infants. Studies show that within the first 30 days following discharge, readmission rates for NICU graduates can be as high as 20% ...

Financial incentives for nursing homes to sign on to ACOs not led by post-acute groups have always been dubious, but shifting ...

In early November 2015, CMS issued revisions to its requirements for discharge planning for hospitals, critical access hospitals and home health. The American Hospital Association generally supports ...

AI-driven technology company Xsolis has launched Dragonfly Navigate, a solution aimed at optimising the length of hospital stays. West Tennessee Healthcare in the US will be the inaugural healthcare ...

Health systems have had to scramble to discharge or move their hospital-at-home patients as CMS reimbursement for the program lapsed with the ...