Introduction Process mapping (PM) supports better understanding of complex systems and
adaptation of improvement interventions to their local context. However, there is little …

Background Despite the existence of global recommendations, postnatal care provided
following childbirth is variable and often fails to address a woman's concerns about herself …

Background: One of the main factors relating to quality of hospitals is effective discharge
planning. Discharge planning promotes the quality of inpatient care and reduces unplanned …

In hospital-based medicine units, patients have a wide range of complex medical conditions,
requiring timely and accurate communication between multiple interprofessional providers …

Background: The healthcare professionals involved in in-hospital treatment of myocardial
infarction (MI) are also responsible to patients for their education before leaving the hospital …

METHODS: A multisite, observational time series using multiple planned sequential
interventions to implement bundle components with non–technology-supported and …

BACKGROUND Planning for discharge from the hospital should begin early in each
patient's stay and focus on the patient's needs. OBJECTIVE To determine how often patient …

Introduction. Medical care providers are responsible for adequate preparation of patients for
discharge from the hospital. The purpose of this study was to validate a new self-reported …

Abstract Background Across Australia over one million patients are discharged from the
emergency department. Discharge planning involves the communication of healthcare …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite considerable attention, little is known about the
degree to which primary care medical homes influence early postdischarge utilization. We …