Unveiling the gaps: A comprehensive, equity-focused observational examination of Emergency Department discharge
Much of the recommended ED discharge content was provided to the patient. Divergent content gaps identified across verbal discharge and discharge documentation support the pragmatic value of bimodal discharge processes. Given the demonstrated impact of discharge instruction comprehension on improving patient adherence, important foci for future process improvement includes assessing patient comprehension and exploring feasible solutions to facilitate the use of preferred language discharge documentation instructions.
Authors
- Natalie C. Benda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-0243)
- Mary C. Tierney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-4371)
- Lynn Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-7035)
- Peter A.D. Steel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-2804)
- Brady Rippon
- Radhika L. Sundararajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-2243)
- Sowmya Sanapala
- Maree Sats
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- New York State College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331226
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51