Bed blocking continues to be a major problem for the NHS. Overall 6% of patients had their discharge from hospital delayed.

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For example, the study documents an alarming lack of physician follow-up visits after discharge from a hospital.

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She was also able to identify then Massachusetts Gov. William Weld from anonymous hospital discharge records.

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Research sponsored by Aetna shows that waving drug co-pays for heart attack patients after hospital discharge improved adherence overall from 39% to 44%.

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The study included patients admitted to the hospital with recently diagnosed AF in the province of Quebec, Canada, from 1998-2007, using administrative data with linkage between hospital discharge, physicians, and prescription drug claims databases.

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