Background: Nearly 6 million pediatric patients are discharged from the hospital yearly in the United States (AHRQ 2012), and social determinants of health (SDoH) impact discharge outcomes (Nacht 2022). Effective discharge planning prevents patient readmissions (Shapiro 2021), but the literature on how best to educate pediatric trainees is limited (Key-Solle 2010, Widmer 2015). We assessed [...]

Background: Understanding patient readiness for discharge requires communication between the many disciplines who care for patients. Team members use different tools in the electronic health record (EHR) to document and communicate discharge-related information, which can result in inefficient communication, delays in discharge, and adverse patient outcomes. EHR-based discharge coordination tools have potential to improve discharge [...]

Background: Efficient discharge planning for hospital medicine patients requires alignment across multiple disciplines. Understanding how clinicians communicate information about discharge readiness can identify opportunities to improve discharge coordination and impact length of stay, hospital capacity, and patient satisfaction. The objective of this study was to outline the existing information gathering and communication pathways around discharge [...]