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Leadership Lessons From a Quality Improvement Project to Decrease the Avoidable Days in the Hospital Related to Decision-Making Capacity.

Published in Cureus • Dec 1, 2025
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Authors:
Hira Fatima
,
Syed Atif
,
Bella Ayala

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Extended hospital stays drive up costs for patients, payors, and health systems. For this reason, it is crucial to minimize "avoidable days" (ADs), or delays to discharge after a patient is medically stable. Delays in determining decision-making capacity are a significant contributor t...

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