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What is the Ideal Patient Discharge Experience?

Healthcare Leadership

I still hear horror stories of patients waiting for hours in hallways to be discharged or of patients having to wait in the inbound waiting room as transportation is arranged. Empowering patients: simplifying discharge instructions”, BMJ Open Quality , 14 September 2021, [link] , accessed 19 March 2023 Krook M, Iwarzon M, Siouta E.

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Voices: Susan Mills, Senior Program Director for Home Health and Hospice, ACHC

Home Health Care

It was established with the goal of improving the quality of health care services and patient safety through accreditation and certification programs. ACHC is recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a deeming authority for home health and hospice.