Against Medical Advice Discharge: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for a Systematic Approach
| dc.contributor.author | Holmes, Emily G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cooley, Benjamin S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fleisch, Sheryl B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rosenstein, Donald L. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Psychiatry, School of Medicine | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-24T19:57:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-24T19:57:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Approximately 1%-2% of hospitalizations in the United States result in an against medical advice discharge. Still, the practice of discharging patients against medical advice is highly subjective and variable. Discharges against medical advice are associated with physician distress, patient stigma, and adverse outcomes, including increased morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes discharge against medical advice research, proposes a definition for against medical advice discharge, and recommends a standard approach to a patient's request for discharge against medical advice. | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Holmes, E. G., Cooley, B. S., Fleisch, S. B., & Rosenstein, D. L. (2021). Against Medical Advice Discharge: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for a Systematic Approach. The American Journal of Medicine, 134(6), 721–726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.027 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/27557 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.027 | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | The American Journal of Medicine | en_US |
| dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
| dc.source | Author | en_US |
| dc.subject | quality | en_US |
| dc.subject | against medical advice | en_US |
| dc.subject | patient safety | en_US |
| dc.title | Against Medical Advice Discharge: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for a Systematic Approach | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |