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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-patient-advocate-reduce-ambulatory-adverse-drug-events/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - developed a paper-based tool, the After Hospital Care Plan (AHCP), to deliver the Re-Engineered Hospital Discharge … , a set of recommended activities to be performed at the time of discharge. … participants in the randomized trial were instructed to: 1) check in with the Louise via computer following discharge … the hospital and on a regular basis before the first post-hospital visit; 2) bring to the first post-discharge … The study cohort was followed from discharge until their first appointment with their primary care provider
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs022586-lacson-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - an ED discharge module in May 2012. … The inpatient discharge
module is available for all patients discharged from the hospital. … finding follow-up recommendations in ED discharge instructions. … The impact of discharge modules in renal mass follow-up was less notable. … Module on Timeliness
and Quality of Discharge Documentation [abstract].
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/clinical-messaging
January 01, 2023 - Information Technology on Healthcare Provider Communication
Tests Pending at Discharge … Automated communication tools and computer-based medication reconciliation to decrease hospital discharge … Automated communication tools and computer-based medication reconciliation to decrease hospital discharge … Communication
Improving Management of Test Results that Return After Hospital Discharge … Improving Management of Test Results that Return After Hospital Discharge - Final Report.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-continuity-and-its-impact-complex-hospitalized-patients-care/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - hospitalized patients are cared for by hospital staff physicians and returned to their PCPs' care upon discharge … record (EMR) data and communication portals, medication lists electronically delivered at admission and discharge … , and immediate notification of discharge with pertinent clinical details. … To evaluate the impact of Virtual Continuity, a pre-post study will compare the frequency of discharge … patients' satisfaction with care and the information they receive, rates of rehospitalization, post-discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/type-care/internal-medicine
January 01, 2023 - Previous Principal Investigator(s)
Sim, Ida
Interactive Patient-Centered Discharge … integrated digital healthcare enhancements to a previously developed, interactive, patient-centered discharge … toolkit, finding that while patients used the toolkit, there were no significant changes in post-discharge … Principal Investigator(s)
Thomas, Eric
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge … applications to facilitate information transfer during the high-risk transition from hospital to home at discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018151-smith-final-report-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - 4.3 – 5.1
Receive discharge medications 4.9 4.7 – 5.1
Receive comparison of discharge medications with … , and
discharge medications. … hospital discharge. … Discharge medications were defined as
medications listed in the written discharge medication instructions … , and discharge medications.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/care-planning
January 01, 2023 - Principal Investigator(s)
Weiner, Saul
Interactive Patient-Centered Discharge … integrated digital healthcare enhancements to a previously developed, interactive, patient-centered discharge … toolkit, finding that while patients used the toolkit, there were no significant changes in post-discharge … Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning
Description
This research linked a web … record so that the models could be viewable and annotated from within a patient’s record for better discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-effectiveness-health-information-technology-based-care-transition/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - The system will provide patients and their primary care providers (PCPs) with discharge information, … information. ( Ongoing )
2010 Activities: Project staff completed the standardization of the discharge … process through the development of an EHR-based discharge tool called Housewide Discharge (HWD), which … is essentially a nurse-driven checklist and includes both patient and provider discharge information … Admission, discharge, and transition nurses met with the team and provided substantial feedback, which
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/kaushal-rainu
January 01, 2023 - Investigator
Kaushal, Rainu
Project Name
Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge … Investigator
Kaushal, Rainu
Project Name
Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge … Information Exchange (HIE)
Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge … Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists - Final Report. … Investigator
Kaushal, Rainu
Project Name
Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024587-schnipper-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - in
the 30 days after discharge) make up 70% of all post-discharge adverse events, at a rate of 0.30 … Patients continued to use the pillbox for up to 6 months after discharge. … , and post-discharge issues (Table
2). … occur prior to discharge, the unpredictable nature of the discharge decision, and the rushed nature of … Adverse drug events occurring following
hospital discharge.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-effectiveness-health-information-technology-based-care-transition/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - The system provides patients and their primary care providers (PCPs) with discharge information, including … Patient clinical outcomes included patient adherence to medication instructions after discharge, patient … Patients were called within 30 days of discharge. … Expert reviews were done by comparing the discharge summary, the medication list, the patient-friendly … of information collected at admission, and completeness of patient discharge medication list.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/mendonca-eneida
July 17, 2017 - Mendonca, Eneida
Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning … Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning - Final Report. … Principal Investigator
Mendonca, Eneida
Project Name
Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge … Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning
Description
This research linked a web … record so that the models could be viewable and annotated from within a patient’s record for better discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017817-field-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - readmission and emergency department (ED) visits within 30 days of discharge. … Adverse
events among medical patients after discharge from
hospital. … Compliance with
medication orders among the elderly after hospital
discharge. … Patient-
physician communication at hospital discharge and
patients' understanding of the post-discharge … Dissemination
of discharge summaries. Not reaching follow-up
physicians.
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/university-illinois-chicago
January 01, 2023 - ) for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge … Principal Investigator
Graumlich, James
Project Name
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge … ) for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge … applications to facilitate information transfer during the high-risk transition from hospital to home at discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/preventing-medication-related-problems-care-transitions-skilled-nursing
July 31, 2025 - The standard and antiquated paper-based discharge process required by The Joint Commission is insufficient … showing up to 75 percent of patients transferred to SNFs have at least one medication discrepancy from discharge … among transitions of care, and worked to standardize processes using best-practice recommendations for discharge … Evaluation will include the occurrence of medication-related problems 30 days following hospital discharge … also requires an expanded role for hospital-based pharmacists to reconcile medications at hospital discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-medication-adherence-reporting-and-feedback-during-care-transitions
January 01, 2023 - Evaluate the effects of the intervention on post-discharge medication discrepancies, medication adherence … Participants with the smart pillbox were contacted by a pharmacy technician on the day of discharge for … Patients assigned to the standard pillbox were given a weekly pillbox on the day of discharge with further … Because the discharge process is already a complex process, the researchers found the addition of the … conditions, the effects of a smart pillbox intervention on patient medication adherence after hospital discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017203-gurwitz-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Randomization of the HIT-discharge communication occurred at the time of hospital discharge. … Randomization of the HIT-
discharge communication occurred at the time of hospital discharge. … Randomization of the HIT-
discharge communication occurred at the time of hospital discharge. … and the need for a follow-up visit within 14 days of
discharge. … Randomization of
the HIT-discharge communication occurred at the time of hospital discharge.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-influenza-vaccine-uptake-acute-care-settings
July 31, 2023 - vaccine orders in admission order sets; non-interruptive vaccine status notifications; and a conditional discharge … alert to nudge nurses to administer the vaccine prior to discharge. … proportion of eligible hospitalizations with at least one dose of influenza vaccine administered prior to discharge … The influenza vaccine order set was the most successful, followed by the conditional discharge alert, … support strategy to increase seasonal influenza vaccination among hospitalized children before inpatient discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-dissemination/reaching-research-community-through-web-conferences
January 01, 2019 - can be a challenging process for patients and clinicians, and the lack of communication about patient discharge … Anuj Dalal’s research explored implementation of the Patient-Centered Discharge Toolkit (PDTK) in clinical … The PDTK includes a discharge checklist, a web-based video for patients to view 24 hours before the expected … discharge date, and a post-discharge text messaging service. … Care Alert notification to the discharged patient’s PCP that included details regarding the patient’s discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs027689-orenstein-final-report-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - alert to nudge nurses to administer influenza vaccine prior to discharge (implemented
2020-2021 season … discharge alert intervention group. … asking them to conditionally discharge patient only after administering
influenza vaccine and (2) … change the discharge order frequency from “once” (i.e. discharge the … The conditional discharge alert was implemented at Hospital A within the
General Pediatric Service