1. Christina Irving, MSW wrote an article stating the
five main reasons for failure after discharge from
hospital, They were:
1. Not Having a Plan in Place
2. Lack of Medical Follow-Up
3. Medication Mix-Ups
4. Being Afraid to Ask Questions
5. Lack of Support in Overcoming Obstacles

2. A study done to understand why readmission rates
were high in psychiatric patients by the US
Department of Health and Human Services stated:
Several factors drive these high readmission rates,
including inadequate discharge planning, medication non-
adherence, lack of systems to ensure outpatient behavioral
health follow-up, impairment to patients' ability to care for
themselves, lack of access to community services and
family support, and substance abuse.
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=3082

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