Sentences with phrase «diagnosis at discharge»

Congestive heart failure was the most commonly reported principal diagnosis at discharge, followed by other heart diseases (including pulmonary hypertension) and chronic and unspecified bronchitis.

Not exact matches

The historical non-availability (or relative scarcity) of scanning facilities at the weekend has certainly contributed to claims where patients have been either discharged altogether or admitted but where MRI has been delayed until the Monday morning, resulting in delayed diagnosis and less effective surgical intervention.

Patient education concerning diagnosis, lab results, medications and adverse reactions, disease prevention, wellness counseling, post hospital discharge counseling aimed at preventing hospital readmission, communication liaison between outside facility nurses and physicians

Reliability and validity in inpatient and outpatient populations have been demonstrated, with high test - retest reliability and moderate to high correlations with discharge diagnoses.34 - 38 The Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes was used because its psychometric properties mimic those of other structured interviews while offering pragmatic advantages, including shorter administration time, a detailed training manual, ease of administration, and a concise response booklet.39 These instruments were administered at baseline to document lifetime and current presence or absence of psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses.