Effect of discharge instructions on HF readmissions
Posted by ScottWilliams on 09 Nov 2007
Summary: Study reports on the relationship between documentation of complete written discharge instructions and hospital readmission.
| Authors: Monica VanSuch, James M Naessens, Robert J Stroebel, Jeanne M Huddleston, Arthur R Williams | Category: Peer-reviewed Study |
| Improvement Focus: DischargeInstructions |
| Publication: Quality and Safety in Health Care 15 no. (2006): 414-417 |
Description of Research
Study sought to determine whether documentation of compliance with any or all of the six required discharge instructions was correlated with readmissions to hospital or mortality.
Authors reported that 68% of patients received all instructions, whereas 6% received no instructions. Patients who received all instructions were significantly less likely to be readmitted for any cause and for heart failure than those who missed at least one type of instruction. Although documentation of discharge instructions was correlated with reduced readmission rates, there was no association between documentation of discharge instructions and mortality.
Abstract available:
http://qshc.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/6/414 
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