You can sue the hospital for unsafe discharge if it resulted in harm to you or a loved one although you need to gather medical records and evidence and have an attorney assist you with the medical malpractice lawsuit.
If you or a person you know or are related too have been unsafely discharged you should request medical records and consult with an attorney as it could be a result of medical malpractice in which you can sometimes sue for if it caused harm.
An unsafe discharge from a hospital is when a hospital releases a patient from the hospital too soon or without the proper planning.
When a patient is released from the hospital and it results in an unsafe discharge from the hospital, it means that the patient is not medically stable yet or not ready for home or the patient also lacks clear instructions.
A patient that was unsafely discharged from a hospital may also not have adequate support for continued that is needed, which risks the patient harm, complications or readmission to the hospital.
Key signs of a patient being unsafely discharged from the hospital are the patient has severe symptoms that persist, no medication or follow up plant, no assessment of the patients home environment or even inadequate transportation from the hospital to the home.
The unsafe discharge from the hospital often stems from insurance issues or even negligence of the hospital staff.
Patients that are unsafely discharged from the hospital may have no safe way to get home, especially if the patient is vulnerable, the patient may be discharged while they're confused, weak or unable to manage self care.
The patient that is unsafely discharged from the hospital may have no caregiver identified, no home health services arranged or the home environment may be deemed unsafe for the patient.
The unsafely discharged patient from the hospital may also have no clear personalized plan for their medications, wound care, follow up appointments or warnings signs and the patient may be stent home before being medically stable, still experience severe symptoms or may be sent home before all tests are complete.
Medical negligence, insurance pressure and communication issues are common reasons for a patient being unsafely discharged from a hospital.
Poor communication and poor coordination between healthcare teams and doctors or with social services can result in unsafe discharge from the hospital.
Unsafe discharge form a hospital can also be driven by cost concerns instead of patient needs, when the insurance stops paying for the hospital stay.
And failure of the hospital staff to meet the standard care of the patient can result in unsafe discharge.
If you or a person you know or are related too have been unsafely discharged you should request medical records and consult with an attorney as it could be a result of medical malpractice in which you can sometimes sue for if it caused harm.