Improving the secondary diagnoses capture rate in SingHealth Community Hospital discharge summaries: a quality improvement project made successful by change management principles.

High-quality discharge summaries are essential for promoting patient safety during transitions between care settings. When the diagnosis list in the discharge summary is not accurate, the subsequent care provider will not have the latest medical history list and the care and safety of the patient will be compromised. Discrepancies in the secondary diagnosis capture rates have been identified in close to 30% of patients admitted to Sengkang Community Hospital (SKCH) during internal audits.

Impact of malnutrition in surgically repaired hip fracture patients admitted for rehabilitation in a community hospital: A cohort prospective study.

Background: Malnutrition is common and associated with adverse outcomes in geriatric patients with hip fractures. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between the nutritional status and rehabilitation efficiency and functional outcome on discharge in postoperative hip fracture patients.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 172 postoperative hip fracture patients who were admitted to the community hospital from November 2019 to November 2020.