Implementation of Standardized Discharge Instructions

Authors

Caitlin Hodge, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
QuyngDiem Lam, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Luis A. Mejia, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Orlando C. Kirton, MD, FACS, MCCM, FCCP, MBA, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Robert Josloff, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Kristin Noonan, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

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Description

Introduction

Previously, same-day surgical discharge instructions were handwritten by residents on generic fill-in-the-blank forms leading to inconsistent discharge instructions. Residents started an initiative to create these standardized discharge instructions. These instructions were designed to improve documentation for post-operative instructions as well as enhance overall patient safety in an attempt to eliminate miscommunications with patients.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, discharge instructions, chart review

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Hodge, MD, Caitlin; Lam, MD, QuyngDiem; Mejia, MD, Luis A.; Kirton, MD, FACS, MCCM, FCCP, MBA, Orlando C.; Josloff, MD, Robert; and Noonan, MD, Kristin, "Implementation of Standardized Discharge Instructions" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 149.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/149