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=Proposed edits to Wikipedia's Inpatient care article for ENG1100=
 * 1) Definition
 * 2) Environment/Conditions
 * 3) Benefits
 * 4) Controversy
 * 5) References

List of Readings

 * 1) Inpatient Care
 * 2) Average Cost per Inpatient day across 50 states
 * 3) Inpatient and Outpatient Benefits
 * 4) Inpatient Hospital Care
 * 5) Billing for inpatient hospital care
 * 6) Five Advantages to Residential Inpatient Treatment
 * 7) An Overview of Outpatient and Inpatient Detoxification
 * 8) Inpatient or observation: Medicare rule causes confusion
 * 9) Admitted Patients
 * 10) The Debate in Hospice Care

Original
Healthcare professionals involved in rehabilitation are often involved in discharge planning for patients. When considering patient discharge, there are a number of factors to take into consideration: the patient's current state, their place of residence and the type of support available. When considering the patient's current state, although the patient may be eligible for discharge it is important to examine factors such as the likelihood of re-injury to avoid higher health care costs. Patients' homes should also be visited and examined before they are discharged from the hospital to determine any immediate challenges and corresponding goals, adaptations and assistive devices that need to be implemented. Follow-up appointments should also be coordinated with the patient prior to discharge to monitor the patient's progress as well as any potential complications that may have arisen.

Revised
Healthcare professionals are often involved in discharge-planning for patients. When considering a patient's discharge, healthcare professionals must take into consideration a number of factors: the patients' current health status, their place of residence, and the type of support available. Although a patient may be eligible for discharge, healthcare professionals must consider the patients' likelihood of re-injury. Prior to discharge, the healthcare professional should ensure that the patients' homes are examined to identify any challenges and corresponding adaptations, devices, and measures that need to be implemented. Finally, healthcare professionals should coordinate follow-up appointments with the patients to monitor the patients' progress as well as any complications that may have arisen.

Original Contribution
Inpatient care has transformed to a complex issue, and the recent burst in the number of for-profit hospices has set the stage for deliberation about how to best care for patients in terms of quality of life, environment and cost effectiveness. Passionate supporters of mission-driven hospices argue that the tax status of a hospice can influence the services provided because of differences in priorities (that is, shareholders v patients). For-profit hospices argue that their tax status allows better access to capital to enhance care. That theory has led several nonprofit hospices to change their tax status. Several questions have been raised during this recent dispute, such as: has the viewpoint of inpatient care changed? Has tax status affected the quality of hospice? Are patients that are admitted in hospice receive the care that meets their needs? Do they receive the required attention?

Inpatient care is a type of treatment whereby a patient is provided with 24-hour care and supervision at a live-in facility. It has been known that a lot of patients would rather choose being an outpatient to being an inpatient. I do believe that being an inpatient is much better due to the amount of medical attention received by a patient. In inpatient treatment, constant medical supervision is placed over each resident. If the health of a person is deteriorating, the facility can appropriately take care of the person, providing them with constant supervision if necessary. Inpatient care may be more efficient because it offers a very organized and outlined atmosphere. Unfortunately, many hospices these days are making use of the opportunity to rip off patients and insurance companies by looking for every opportunity to admit patients even when it is not required and also, not providing that efficient atmosphere that will help patients recover quickly.