Goals of care or goals of life? A qualitative study of clinicians’ and patients’ experiences of hospital discharge using Patient-Oriented Discharge Summaries (PODS)

Goals of care or goals of life? A qualitative study of clinicians’ and patients’ experiences of hospital discharge using Patient-Oriented Discharge Summaries (PODS)

Abstract Background Recognizing the need for improved communication with patients at the point of hospital discharge, a group of clinicians, patients, and designers in Toronto, Canada collaborated to develop a standardized tool known as the Patient-Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS). Although quantit...

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Main Authors: Nayantara Hattangadi, Paul Kurdyak, Rachel Solomon, Sophie Soklaridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Quality improvement
Mental health
Discharge planning
Patient experience
Provider experience
Qualitative research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05541-7

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