Why the study?
With increasing demand on acute healthcare, the discharge process and delayed discharges are relevant to achieving optimal performance, but literature defining delayed discharges, their causes, effects, and mitigating interventions remained fragmented.
Delayed discharges in acute hospitals are primarily caused by organizational and transfer-of-care issues, leading to bed-blocking and financial strain, which can be mitigated by targeted discharge facilitation interventions.
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Supports targeting organizational management and discharge planning to reduce bed-blocking and costs; confirms primary causes while leaving optimal interventions open.
Micallef et al. (2020) studied this question.
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