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JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 77-82Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318229fddc
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discharge planning; hospitalization; patient discharge; patient readmission
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This project used chart review to evaluate 22 patients labeled as frequent fliers, each with 4 to 8 readmissions over a 6-month period at a Michigan community hospital. The goal was to identify whether the 4 key elements identified by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement for reducing rehospitalization had been put into place for these patients. It found that a clear discharge plan was only documented for 15 (68%) of the 22 patients. Better coordinated care is warranted.
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