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The Safe Discharge Checklist: A Standardized Discharge Planning Curriculum for Medicine Trainees

Objectives: Hospital discharge is a challenging time for residents, requiring the completion of many tasks to ensure safe transitions for patients. Despite recognition of the importance of hospital discharge planning, formal curricula are lacking. We sought to improve medicine residents’ comfort and skills with discharge planning and enhance the quality…

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Standardized Physician-Administered Patient-Centered Discharge Protocol Improves Patients’ Comprehension

Objectives: Patients are 30% less likely to be readmitted or visit the emergency department if they have a clear understanding of their discharge instructions. A standardized approach to a hospital discharge plan has not been universally implemented, however. Our goal was to increase patients’ comprehension of discharge instructions by implementing…

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Project BOOST Implementation: Lessons Learned

Objectives: Enhancing care coordination and reducing hospital readmissions have been a focus of multiple quality improvement (QI) initiatives. Project BOOST (Better Outcomes by Optimizing Safe Transitions) aims to enhance the discharge transition from hospital to home. Previous research indicates that QI initiatives originating externally often face difficulties gaining momentum or…

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