Transition of Care for Inpatient Hematology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: Development of Hospital Discharge Huddle Process and Effects of Implementation [Quality in Action]

Conclusion:
There was significant decrease in preventable errors demonstrated after implementation of our care model. Developing a systematic approach to hospital discharges can lead to improvements and serve a model for other inpatient wards.

Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - January 12, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Warsame, R., Kasi, P. M., Villasboas-Bisneto, J. C., Gallenberg, D., Wolf, R., Ward, J., Matt-Hensrud, N., Grethen, K., Colborn, L., Zeldenrust, S., Lacy, M. Q., Thompson, C. A. Tags: Patient safety, Quality in Action Source Type: research