NYU Langone model predicts post-discharge nursing care need with 88% accuracy using admission notes and risk factor analysis.

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool accurately predicted which patients would need a skilled nursing facility after leaving the hospital, a new study shows. Led by researchers from NYU Langone Health ...

Hospital discharge readiness is an increasingly pivotal concept in modern healthcare, encapsulating the multifaceted preparation of patients for the transition from hospital to home. It involves ...

Imagine, if you will, that tomorrow is the day you're finally going home from the hospital. Let's imagine that you ended up there after you developed some unusual new symptoms and saw your primary ...

Background: Hospital discharge is an interface of care when patients are at a high risk of medication discrepancies as they transition from hospital to home. These discrepancies are important, as they ...

However, letting nurses have total control of medication management during hospital stays can create problems afterward. Most geriatric patients can successfully self-manage multiple medications after ...

The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids such as heroin, according to new research publishing October 5th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.