Utility of Mayo Clinic ’s early screen for discharge planning tool for predicting patient length of stay, discharge destination, and readmission risk in an inpatient oncology cohort

ConclusionThe findings from this study suggest that the ESDP tool could be useful in an adult inpatient oncology population in a hospital with defined specialised hospital discharge planning services (SHDCPS). The ESDP may be beneficial for early identification of service types likely to be required in care and likely discharge destination, both of which can assist discharge planning (DP); however, the ESDP was not useful for predicting LOS or readmission risk in the adult inpatient oncology population without a SHDCPS model in place.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research