Previous research has shown that patients discharged against medical advice are twice as likely to die and 10 times more likely to overdose. Risk prediction models may help clinicians identify ...

More Medicare patients have been leaving the hospital against medical advice over the last few years, a government report found. "The rates at which enrollees have left acute-care hospitals AMA ...

Risk prediction tools might help identify patients at the highest risk of overdose and death after a "before medically advised" (BMA) hospital discharge according to ...

One man passed away shortly after his wife wheeled him out the hospital doors, seemingly against his wishes. Another ended up ...

Delivering high-quality healthcare becomes difficult when patients disregard their doctors’ advice. A patient who chooses to leave the hospital against medical advice (“AMA”) represents a particularly ...

More than 500,000 patients leave US hospitals each year against medical advice (AMA), in the process facing risks for readmission and bad outcomes. Now, add the risk of feeling stigmatized to the list ...