Hospitals can prevent discharge delays and enhance patient transfers by streamlining referral management processes. These include adopting proven protocols, technology, and reducing staff’s administrative burdens. Bottlenecks can arise from factors such as manual paper-based referral systems, disjointed processes, inconsistent discharge standards, prior authorization delays, and transportation holdups. Effective strategies include increased cross-department collaboration and advance transportation arrangements, adoption of technology to break down silos, and remodeling the referral management process.
Fears grow among conservatives over abortion in GOP platform
Anti-abortion and evangelical groups, including Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Students for Life, are pressuring the Republican National Committee not to moderate its stance
