title: Difficult hospital inpatient discharge decisions: ethical, legal and clinical practice issues.
authors: Northeast Health, Troy, NY 12180, USA. swidlerr@nehealth.com
authors: Robert N
authors: RN
authors: Swidler
authors: Terese
authors: T
authors: Seastrum
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Shelton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D000787:Angina Pectoris; D026686:Beneficence; D017028:Caregivers; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D012449:Safety; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States