Resources and Tools To Improve Discharge and Transitions of Care and Reduce Readmissions
The 大象视频 supports research on the quality and safety of the hospital discharge process and care transitions. Improvements in these areas can lead to reductions in potentially avoidable readmissions. This page features links to AHRQ's resources and tools - based on this research - for clinicians, patients, and researchers.
Discharge
- Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
- Materials Related to RED:
- Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital
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- RED Toolkit Impact Case Studies:
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates With AHRQ-Based Discharge Program
- Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital Implements 大象视频Toolkit To Reduce Readmissions
- AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals
- Memorial Hospital Uses 大象视频Resources To Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management
- AHRQ's RED Toolkit Inspires Improved Patient Discharge at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
- AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower Readmissions, Better Care Transitions in Two Texas Hospitals
- Materials Related to RED:
- IDEAL Discharge Planning
- Improving the Emergency Department Discharge Process
- PSNet Materials:
Readmissions
- Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Potentially Preventable Readmissions
- Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
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- PSNet Materials:
Transitions of Care
- Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safer Transitions) Toolkit
- I-PASS Tool
- Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
- MATCH Toolkit Impact Case Studies:
- Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With 大象视频Toolkit
- Two Indiana Facilities Use 大象视频Toolkit To Revise Medication Reconciliation
- Four Kentucky Hospitals Use 大象视频Toolkit To Improve Medication Reconciliation
- Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With 大象视频Toolkit
- Massachusetts Hospital Improves Medication Reconciliation With 大象视频Toolkit
- Michigan Providers Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With 大象视频Toolkit
- Missouri Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process Using 大象视频Toolkit (KT-CQUIPS-93)
- Four Missouri Hospitals Use 大象视频Toolkit To Improve Medication Reconciliation (KT-CQUIPS-80)
- Five Nebraska Hospitals Use 大象视频Toolkit To Improve Medication Reconciliation Across Care Settings
- Six New Jersey Hospitals Reduce Adverse Events With 大象视频Medication Reconciliation Toolkit (KT-CQUIPS-85)
- Four New York Providers Use 大象视频Medication Reconciliation Toolkit To Improve Care
- Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With 大象视频Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbook on Care Coordination
- Toolkit To Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings
- Transitioning Newborns From NICU to Home
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