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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/fielding-child-hcahps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The best source of sample information is typically hospital discharge administrative
data. … “Discharge Status” is the same as the UB-04 field location 17. … The sampling frame is a person-
level list and not a discharge-level list. … for comparison with the previous discharge list generated earlier in the
month … This means that each eligible discharge
does not have an equal chance of being chosen.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/fielding-child-hcahps-93.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The best source of sample information is typically hospital discharge administrative
data. … “Discharge Status” is the same as the UB-04 field location 17. … The sampling frame is a person-
level list and not a discharge-level list. … for comparison with the previous discharge list generated earlier in the
month … This means that each eligible discharge
does not have an equal chance of being chosen.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/patient-family-engagement/alt-text-tab.html
September 01, 2013 - continue asking questions
A patient surrounded by a health care team
Slide 16
IDEAL Discharge … Example
A patient surrounded by a health care team
Slide 17
What is IDEAL Discharge … Planning for Clinicians 1
Improves accuracy of information about the patient’s condition and discharge … Prevents postdischarge complications and avoidable readmissions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Harney_89.pdf
May 01, 2007 - A discharge plan was present for an average
96 percent of patients. … Participation in monitoring after discharge is at the discretion of the treating team. … The presence of a discharge plan for these
patients averaged 96 percent (range, 91 to 99 percent). … Patients discharged on anticoagulation with discharge plans in place. … • Anti-Xa levels are monitored 7 to 10 days after discharge and then on a monthly basis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement/pf-engagement-slide-set.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Patient sedation, rapid discharge (less than 24 hours)
Fear of litigation
Transparency and adverse … Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 4). … How to Get Started…13
Readiness for Advisers
Senior Leader Checklist
IDEAL Discharge Planning11
For … Accessed July 2013.
11Care Transitions from Hospital to Home: IDEAL Discharge Planning Training. … Care Transitions from Hospital to Home: IDEAL Discharge Planning Training.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - A 40-year-old woman comes to clinic after 3 days of headache, cough, subjective fever, yellow nasal discharge … SAY:
This patient has sinusitis based on the clinical presentation of nasal discharge and facial pain … Note that the presence of low-grade fever, facial or dental pain, or colored nasal discharge are not … Cultures or swabs of nasal discharge are not indicated in acute sinusitis, and the majority of patients … She continues to have thick nasal discharge which worries her.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/946.html
February 01, 2025 - May Help Hospitals Reduce Length of Antibiotic Treatment More careful use of antibiotics at hospital discharge … Study authors built a risk-adjusted predictive model for post-discharge length of antibiotic therapy … to measure how often and for how long hospitals prescribe antibiotics at discharge. … Administration hospitals from 2018 to 2021 showed that 1 in 5 patients (19.5 percent) received antibiotics at discharge … suggesting this metric may help hospitals identify opportunities for improved antibiotic stewardship at discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips92.html
October 01, 2014 - Called the "Discharge Counseling Service," the approach has the pharmacist work with the medical team … to develop a discharge medication list and then educate patients about new medications, continuing or … months after the hospital implemented the service on their medical floors, medications reconciled at discharge … noted a 20 percent decrease in the number of patients who were given an incomplete medication list at discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdisphone.docx
June 02, 2025 - Phone Call Script (Patient Version)
This form reinforces the information provided to the patient at discharge … The patient’s discharge information should be available to the interviewer at the time of this call. … You may remember that when you left, the [hospital name] discharge educator, [DE name], mentioned you … This is also called your “primary discharge diagnosis.” … If no, use this opportunity to provide patient education about the discharge diagnosis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdisphone.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The patient’s discharge
information should be available to the interviewer at the time of this call. … You may remember that when you left, the [hospital name] discharge
educator, [DE name], mentioned you … This is also called your “primary discharge diagnosis.” … If yes, confirm the patient’s knowledge of the discharge diagnosis using the “teach-back”
method. … If no, use this opportunity to provide patient education about the discharge diagnosis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-pda.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ■ If the ductus is open at the time of hospital discharge, followup with a cardiologist should
occur … within 2 months of discharge to assess well-being and the presence/absence of
congestive heart failure
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/clas/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Tools to Promote CLAS
Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit
The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit … helps hospitals re-design their discharge processes to reduce readmissions and post-hospital emergency … addressed throughout the RED Toolkit, and is the focus of Tool 4: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/dischargeprep.docx
June 02, 2025 - RED Discharge Preparation Workbook
Patient Name _________________________ MRN ________________ DOB … Diagnoses
Admitting Dx:
Comorbidities:
Discharge Dxs
2. … Diet
Discharge diet
Pt. needs diet info. _____________________________
6.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/carecoordination-slides.html
June 01, 2018 - Communication about discharge information. … A common transition of care is hospital discharge. … Discharge summaries, 62.1% to 79.1%.
Problem lists, 58.0% to 76.2%. … Ready for discharge? … Quality of discharge practices and patient understanding at an academic medical center.
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/offered-assistance-scheduling.html
August 01, 2021 - discharged from the hospital should report being offered assistance in scheduling within 72 hours of discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips79.html
October 01, 2014 - Baseline data showed that 24 percent of these patients had a discrepancy in their dosage at discharge … Orders for alternate doses were often not stated correctly on the discharge instructions, and patients … The facility redesigned its discharge process for patients taking warfarin, incorporating distribution … process redesign has been effective, and the facility has achieved 100 percent compliance in accurate discharge
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-7.html
July 01, 2022 - To prepare for discharge, the current medication orders are reviewed and compared to the list of medications … This comparison (reconciliation) and assessment helps form the patient's discharge medication list. … The patient's discharge medication list should also be communicated to the next provider of service (
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-7.html
July 01, 2022 - To prepare for discharge, the current medication orders are reviewed and compared to the list of medications … This comparison (reconciliation) and assessment helps form the patient's discharge medication list. … The patient's discharge medication list should also be communicated to the next provider of service (
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3b.html
July 01, 2018 - person engages patients in their care from admission to post-discharge. … planning and assessing patients' understanding of discharge instructions. 32 , 194 , 203
Ensuring … phone calls and/or home visits to assess discharge issues and any patient or family member concerns. … planning (e.g., understanding discharge instructions). … These mostly included checklists or lists of questions to ask before admission or discharge.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/updatedhacrateinfo.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Normalized to
32,750,000
Discharges—
Based on 2010
Baseline)
2012 PFP
Measured
HACs per
1,000
Discharge … Normalized to
32,750,000
Discharges—
Based on 2010
Baseline)
2012 PFP
Measured
HACs per
1,000
Discharge … Normalized to
32,750,000
Discharges—
Based on 2010
Baseline)
2012 PFP
Measured
HACs per
1,000
Discharge