Open AccessPhysician Practices in Against Medical Advice Discharges
Author(s) -
Sri Lekha Tummalapalli,
Brian Chang,
Eric R. Goodlev
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal for healthcare quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1945-1474
pISSN - 1062-2551
DOI - 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000227
Subject(s) - documentation , medicine , family medicine , demographics , hospital discharge , medical record , against medical advice , emergency medicine , medical emergency , informed consent , incidence (geometry) , primary care physician , health care , primary care , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , surgery , physics , demography , pathology , sociology , computer science , optics , programming language , economics , economic growth
Patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) have disproportionately high health care costs and increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmissions. Although patient risk factors for discharge AMA are known, there are little data regarding physician discharge practices surrounding AMA discharges.