Reduction of Delayed Patient Discharge

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Reduction of Delayed Patient Discharge

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Write an essay paper on the reduction of Delayed Patient Discharge

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Delayed discharge has been found to be closely associated with a reduction in patients’ mobility and their day-to-day activities, depression, infections, and mortality (Rojas-Gracia et al., 2017). Over the last few years, there has been a broad range of initiatives and policies aimed at reducing the number of patients who experience delayed discharge from healthcare institutions or hospitals. These encompass legislation to impose penalties to hospitals that delay discharging their patients, the creation of a change team tasked with the responsibility of spreading good practice, and an inquiry by the House of Commons Health Committee. In spite of these initiatives and policies, existing studies have demonstrated that hospital discharge is increasingly becoming a problematic area of practice and policy.

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