Driving in the Wrong Direction: Exploring the Unintended Consequence of an Early Discharge Program on Length of Stay in Hospital Setting.
Paul HodgesChristopher A LinkeJohannah D BjorgaardMegan E Edgerton
Published in: Quality management in health care (2024)
Discharge order entry and release by 9 am and patient physically discharged by 11 am initiatives demonstrate a statistical increase in time from discharge order to discharge time, ED boarding, LOS, and observed-to-expected LOS.