The Effect of Length of Stay and Discharge Disposition on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Scores in Orthopaedic Patients.

DISCUSSION: Shorter LOS and discharge to home after orthopaedic surgery are associated with better HCAHPS scores. Earlier discharge leads to an improved patient-reported experience and can increase reimbursements. Expedient, appropriate discharge of hospitalized orthopaedic patients should be a treatment goal after orthopaedic surgery. PMID: 30379757 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30379757?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - November 2, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research