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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

Targeted clinical decision support , such as focusing on same-day discharge rates for low-risk patients, can increase evidence-aligned discharges and reduce readmissions. Incorporating peer benchmarks into stewardship huddles can cut unnecessary therapy days and save significant costs.

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Primary care news round-up (4th July – 9th July 2025)

Practice Index

Problems revealed with electronic discharge The electronic discharge summary often fails to include vital information, placing patients at risk of harm, NHS investigators warn today. This includes discharge summaries failing to reach all the providers, and often not reaching the patients themselves.

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Primary care news round-up (16th to 21st May 2025)

Practice Index

Practices warned about discharge safety Practices should ensure they assess the safety risks of the processes used to care for elderly patients after discharge from hospital. On average, practices receive 1,092 discharge summaries annually, Dr Spencer reports.

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BBHR: Expanded Access to Improved Transition Planning Tools

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Expanded Access to Improved Transition Planning Tools Connect Care provides a set of integrated supports that can help clinicians anticipate and plan for a patient's discharge from hospital. A SHS column can be added to Rapid Rounds (and other) patient lists. All have been enhanced in response to user feedback.

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What is Automation in Healthcare? A Guide to Streamlining Operations 

CollaborateMD

Faster Turnaround Processing Times Automation accelerates processes like discharge planning and procurement of medical supplies. Utilize features such as Charge Capture, which provides a single app for managing patient notes, billing codes, and rounding lists. healthcare system, an additional $16.3

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Primary care news round-up (13th February to 19th February 2025)

Practice Index

They describe a patient who found themselves discharged from a service for failing to attend an appointment, in spite of their efforts to reschedule. Call for action on patients awaiting discharge The Government is under pressure to take action over thousands of patients stuck in hospital and waiting for discharge.

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Friday Reflection 49: The Patients of 12 Reisman

Sensible Medicine

He adamantly refused discharge to anywhere other than home. After discussion with his family, he opted to decrease his oxygen to what would be available at home and take medications – opiates, benzodiazepines, and others – to allow him to tolerate the hypoxia so that he could be discharged. We could not.