Improving the Discharge Process at the VA Palo Alto Through Change Management and Implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge

Kelley Arredondo; David R Renfro; Aileen Naungayan; Denise Renfro; Sharlene Burgos; Sudha Yarlagadda; Molly J Horstman; Aanand D Naik; Kyler M Godwin

doi:10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000461

Improving the Discharge Process at the VA Palo Alto Through Change Management and Implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge

Rehabil Nurs. 2024 May-Jun;49(3):95-100. doi: 10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000461.

Authors

Kelley Arredondo, David R Renfro¹, Aileen Naungayan¹, Denise Renfro¹, Sharlene Burgos¹, Sudha Yarlagadda², Molly J Horstman, Aanand D Naik, Kyler M Godwin

Affiliations

¹ Veterans Affairs Medical Center Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
² Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 38696435
DOI: 10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000461

Abstract

This quality improvement project demonstrates that nursing leadership with Project Re-Engineered Discharge can effect change in the discharge process and improve patient outcomes.

MeSH terms

Change Management
Hospitals, Veterans / standards
Humans
Patient Discharge* / standards
Quality Improvement*
Rehabilitation Nursing / methods
Rehabilitation Nursing / standards
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs / organization & administration