We developed an early warning discharge disposition prediction tool to facilitate discharge planning and coordination, potentially reducing length of hospital stay and improving patient experience.

Two hundred twenty-two children were consecutively included from March 1998 to February 2002. Twenty children were excluded. The data of 202 children were analyzed. The final diagnosis was: SBI in 54 ...

The prediction rule was derived from data on all inpatients (n = 56,003) 18 to 99 years old from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor from 2008 to 2009. This is a community-based, tertiary-care center ...