Rehabilitation and Physician Perspectives on a Patient-Centered Discharge: A Short Interview from the Transitions of Care Subcommittee

Discharge planning should start at admission and take a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach. Interviewer Christian Bergman, MD, CMD, sits down with geriatrician Sing Palat, MD, CMD, and occupational therapy clinician-researcher Benjamin Canter, BA, OT/s, to discuss the fictional case of Ms. Lavery to demonstrate how medical and rehabilitation professionals can merge their perspectives during a skilled nursing facility discharge to optimize the patient ’s outcomes. Ms. Lavery, a 71-year-old woman, was admitted to a SNF after a hospitalization for pulmonary embolism (PE).
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Transitions of Care Source Type: news