Safe handovers for every patient: an interrupted time series analysis to test the effect of a structured discharge bundle in Dutch hospitals

ObjectivePatient handovers are often delayed, patients are hardly involved in their discharge process and hospital-wide standardised discharge procedures are lacking. The aim of this study was to implement a structured discharge bundle and to test the effect on timeliness of medical and nursing handovers, length of hospital stay (LOS) and unplanned readmissions.DesignInterrupted time series with six preintervention and six postintervention data collection points (September 2015 to June 2017).SettingInternal medicine and surgical wardsParticipantsPatients (≥18 years) admitted for more than 48 h... Mehr ...