Patients and caregivers play a central role in health care safety in the hospital, ambulatory care setting, and community. Despite this, interventions to promote patient engagement in safety are ...

This improvement guide is for staff involved in planning and improving mental healthcare inpatient flow and the discharge of adult patients from mental health settings (including NHS, local authority, ...

Carilion Clinic has mastered the intricacies of operating a command center and post-acute referral hub that manages patient transfers and efficiently transitions patients out of its hospitals for ...

There are numerous calls for building health care delivery systems that are more patient centered. The focus on patient-centered care has increasingly begun to rely upon, and even merge with, the ...

We present a study protocol for a scoping review to characterise off-label antipsychotic medication prescribing practices in acute care settings, to describe patient, family and healthcare ...

Objective To model the referral, diagnostic and treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the English National Health Service (NHS) to provide commissioners and managers with a methodology ...

The rise of patient advocacy through social media channels and other public platforms is witness to this trend. In addition, patient ambassadors that support researchers and healthcare industry ...

The Role of Appointment Scheduling Software in Patient Flow Management Smooth patient flow doesn't just happen—it requires constant adjustment and real-time management.