A structured assessment tool within the discharge planning process: a qualitative evaluation

A structured assessment tool within the discharge planning process: a qualitative evaluation

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Publication type: 
Journal Article
Year: 
1999
Journal/Series title: 
Age and Ageing
Volume number: 
29 Sup
Issue: 
December
Pages: 
17-85
Abstract: 

Discharge planning processes include assessment, documentation and communication. In clinical practice formalised and informal mechanisms facilitate these processes. The role of a standardised comprehensive assessment instrument, the MDS-HC (Minimum Dataset-Home Care), linked with structured documentation, was evaluated as a component of the discharge planning process on geriatric rehabilitation wards using a qualitative methodology.