Discharges Against Medical Advice at a County Hospital: Provider Perceptions and Practice
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DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2672
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) have higher rates of readmission and mortality than patients who are conventionally discharged. Bioethicists have proposed best practice approaches for AMA discharges, but studies have revealed that some… read more here.
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Advancing the science of discharges against medical advice: taking a deeper dive
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314047
Abstract: Against medical advice (AMA) discharges continue to confound. These discharges, when patients leave the hospital prior to a clinically specified and physician-recommended endpoint, are associated with worse health and health services outcomes. Although their prevalence has… read more here.
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