The goal for hospitalization is to get out and go back home. However, sometimes home is not the best and safest option. The staff at the hospital cannot allow an individual to go home if it is not safe for them to be there alone. In that case,...
Discharge planning begins on admission to a healthcare institution. This means that the professionals that fulfill this role are looking at the medical record and speaking to the physician and healthcare team the entire tenure of the admission. ...
A lot people don't realize this, but a hospital admission is not an admission when you are on observation status. This is a Medicare guideline that was put in place to manage the cost of hospital admissions. The most expensive place to receive...