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Streamlining discharge planning for complex urologic surgery

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Urology Times staff

“I think my biggest piece of advice would be to get a social worker into your clinic because there's so many things that we can do,” says Mara Markzon, LCSW, ACM-SW.

In this video, Mara Markzon, LCSW, ACM-SW, gives an overview of her approach to discharge planning within the urology department and how it has to led to improvements in patient flow and length of stay. Markzon is a licensed clinical social worker with Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

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