Background Discharge planning is a routine feature of health systems in many countries that
aims to reduce delayed discharge from hospital, and improve the co‐ordination of services …

Transitional care interventions aim to improve care transitions from hospital to home and to
reduce hospital readmissions for chronically ill patients. The objective of our study was to …

In patients with heart failure (HF), use of 30-day rehospitalization as a healthcare metric and
increased pressure to provide value-based care compel healthcare providers to improve …

Background Many discharge interventions are developed to reduce unplanned hospital
readmissions, but it is unclear which interventions are more effective. Objectives The …

Objectives To identify and synthesise available evidence on the impact of transitional care
interventions with both predischarge and postdischarge elements on readmission rates in …

Increasing pressure on limited healthcare resources has necessitated the development of
measures promoting early discharge and avoiding inappropriate hospital (re) admission …

The objective of this review was to evaluate existing transition-of-care models and identify
common themes that may minimize exacerbation and rehospitalization, and improve quality …

Aims and objectives To compare the effectiveness of nurse‐led early discharge planning
programmes to standard care for inpatients with chronic disease or rehabilitation needs …

Transitions in care in the perioperative environment are numerous and should be
considered high-risk endeavors. The preoperative area is the first transition in care for a …

Importance Quality improvement (QI) interventions can reduce hospital readmission, but little
is known about their economic value. Objective To systematically review economic …