what are the 5 W's of discharge planning? - ANSWER1. WHO IS INVOLVED?
2. WHAT IS IT?
3. WHERE DOES IT OCCUR?
4. WHEN DOES IT OCCUR?
5. WHY IS IT NECESSARY?
where are some places that discharge planning occurs? - ANSWER1. Acute care hospital
2. Emergency Department
3. Inpatient rehab facili...
what are the 5 W's of discharge planning? - ANSWER1. WHO IS INVOLVED?
2. WHAT IS IT?
3. WHERE DOES IT OCCUR?
4. WHEN DOES IT OCCUR?
5. WHY IS IT NECESSARY?
where are some places that discharge planning occurs? - ANSWER1. Acute care hospital
2. Emergency Department
3. Inpatient rehab facility (IRF)
4. Skilled nursing facility (SNF): Subacute care and Long term care (LTC)
5. Long term care hospital (LTCH)
6. Patient's home: Assisted living facility (ALF), Group home, Retirement community, Family or
friend's home
7. Outpatient clinic
8. School
who is involved in discharge planning when it comes to the facility? - ANSWERPhysicians
Nurses
PT, OT, ST
Discharge Planner - may be a nurse or social worker
Facility Case Manager/Coordinator
Third Party Payer Case Manager/Coordinator
who is involved in discharge planning when it comes to the patient? - ANSWERPatient
Patient's family
Caregiver(s)
, Legal guardian
Discharge planning is the development of an ____ for the patient prior to leaving hospital, with the
aim of containing costs and improving patient outcomes. Discharge planning should ensure that
patients are discharged from hospital at an appropriate time in their care and that, with adequate
notice, the provision of other services will be organized. - ANSWERindividualised discharge plan
Where do I get information to create a d/c plan? - ANSWER1. patient
2. family members
3. Previous facility
4. Medical record
5. PT Examination
Why is discharge planning important? - ANSWER1. Well-being of the patient
2. Smooth transition between facility to facility or facility to home
3. Reduce readmission rates
4. Continuity of care
5. Reduce overall cost
6. Meet regulatory compliance
7. Safety
where might we receive pressure for early discharge? - ANSWER1. Third party payer
2. Hospital (Bed & staffing shortage)
3. Patient
4. Family/Caregiver
discharge planning is important due to high __ rates. Where 1 in 6 medicare patients over ___ were
readmitted within 1 month of discharge. - ANSWERreadmission, 65
what are some reasons for readmission? - ANSWER1. Inadequate discharge planning
2. Poor care coordination between hospital and community clinicians
3. Lack of effective community based care
4. Patients not fully recovered after initial hospital stay
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