Development of a Pre-admission Screening Checklist to Minimize Acute Discharges from an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Introduction: The aim of this study is twofold. Firstly, it attempts to examine the causes of the patient discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) to an acute care hospital. Secondly, it is intended to develop a Pre-admission Screening Checklist (PSC) and examine its utility in mini...

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Main Authors: Kirill Alekseyev, Zachary Fallon, Adrian Cristian, Marc Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal
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Online Access:http://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_8158_de08b344a3ecbe440240d63f8fe46505.pdf