Non-home discharge for cardiac surgery patients can be predicted preoperatively, which may shorten length of stay and reduce resource use, according to a study in the Journal of the American College ...

Researchers suggest same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention, such as stent placement, was not associated with a higher risk of readmission or mortality, but few providers ...

Fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, and confusion are just a few of the emotions patients and their caregivers navigate before, during, and after open-heart surgery. “The emotional and mental health ...

Aligning Forces for Quality offers free, downloadable discharge planning tools for heart failure patients. The resources were crafted by Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore. The heart failure discharge ...