The most dangerous part of a hospital discharge
Everyone celebrates a successful hospital discharge. The patient is medically stable. The paperwork is complete. The prescriptions have been sent. Transportation has been arranged. Another bed becomes available for the next patient who needs care. On paper, the system worked.
Yet discharge is not the finish line. It is a transition point. For hospitals, discharge often marks the successful completion of an episode of care. For patients and families, it marks …
The most dangerous part of a hospital discharge
