Background: Late afternoon hospital discharges contribute to admission delays, leading to occupancy increase and increased length of stay. However, prominent workplace barriers often exist towards improvement initiatives that target early discharge. Team members cite timing of rounds, absence of early discharge support resources, communication breakdowns, and increased daytime admission volume as barriers to change. Furthermore, […]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 41‐year‐old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with right‐sided pleuritic chest pain of 1‐week duration. He was diagnosed with right lower lobe pulmonary embolism (PE) on CTA of the chest, attributed to recent prolonged travel history, and the patient was subsequently discharged home on warfarin. After 2 weeks, patient […]