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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201506.html
April 01, 2015 - researchers in Boston, RED provides evidence-based tools to help hospitals re-engineer their patient discharge … RED's After Hospital Care Plan is a user-friendly guide that covers patients' hospital discharge through … "The electronic version, 'My Discharge Plan,' was a beautifully recreated discharge plan modeled after … These scores improved significantly due to the implementation of "My Discharge Plan."
Ms. … "Patients are still overwhelmed at discharge, but compared to how things were before RED, we see a huge
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201522.html
August 01, 2015 - hospitals are among those in the San Francisco-based Dignity Health system using AHRQ's Re-Engineered Discharge … RED interventions focus on comprehensive discharge planning, patient education, and post-discharge patient … By designating discharge advocates who help patients reconcile their medicines and schedule follow-up … Smith added, "The most helpful was scheduling patient appointments with providers prior to discharge, … as well as creating our Discharge Call Program.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions3.html
June 01, 2023 - Furthermore, determining who is ready for ICU discharge is a daily cognitive challenge for critical care … Standardized ICU discharge criteria are lacking, and the transition to a lower resourced setting with … to evaluate readiness for ICU discharge,
Patient and family involvement in the ICU handoff process … Specific strategies such as educating providers and family on readiness for ICU discharge, explicitly … embedding diagnostic pauses, and measuring post discharge diagnostic outcomes can mitigate diagnostic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-medication-reconciliation-hospital-admission-medication-discrepancies-during
August 26, 2020 - medication reconciliation at hospital admission on medication discrepancies during hospitalization and at discharge … Medication reconciliation performed by clinical pharmacists reduced discharge medication discrepancies … and post-discharge. … August 26, 2020
Medication errors at hospital admission and discharge: risk factors and … October 20, 2021
Medication-related hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-transfer-hospital-discharge-systematic-review
February 21, 2015 - Review
Classic
Information transfer at hospital discharge … Information transfer at hospital discharge: a systematic review. … Discharge summaries nearly always contained patient demographics, admission/discharge dates and primary … Information transfer at hospital discharge: a systematic review. … summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge summary.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/coaching.html
December 01, 2013 - the health needs of the infant and discharge needs of the parents/caregivers. … Additional discussion of family's discharge goals. … Make an appointment with the family for discharge teaching within 2 days before planned discharge.
… Completed discharge teaching.
Scheduled a CPR education appointment. … of discharge.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/coaching.html
December 01, 2013 - the health needs of the infant and discharge needs of the parents/caregivers. … Additional discussion of family's discharge goals. … Make an appointment with the family for discharge teaching within 2 days before planned discharge.
… Completed discharge teaching.
Scheduled a CPR education appointment. … of discharge.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-medication-reconciliation-patient-reported-potential-adverse-events-after-hospital
April 27, 2022 - Effect of medication reconciliation on patient reported potential adverse events after hospital discharge … Effect of medication reconciliation on patient reported potential adverse events after hospital discharge … June 29, 2022
Longitudinal medication reconciliation at hospital admission, discharge … and post-discharge. … and post-discharge.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/edenvironmentalscan/edenvironmentalscan.pdf
December 01, 2014 - and Discharge Failure 5
Publications 6
Risk Factors for Discharge Failure 6
Screening Tools 13 … Broad functions of ED discharge process
Communicate With/Educate
Patients
Support Post-ED Discharge … Results
Definition of a High-Quality ED Discharge and Discharge Failure
Based on previously used … Hospital admission after ED discharge.
Poor patient comprehension of discharge instructions. … for ED discharge failure.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/burden-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Often, much of the work for discharge occurs on
the day of discharge, such as coordinating with nursing … Measures
The primary outcome measures were discharge order time and
discharge time. … The discharge order time and discharge time models were also adjusted for length of
stay (LOS). … Improving Early Discharge Using a Team-Based Structure for
Discharge Multidisciplinary Rounds. … Discharge Today: the Efficacy of a Multi-
disciplinary Discharge Team.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-digital-tools-promote-hospital-quality-and-safety-adverse-events-after-discharge
October 16, 2024 - Effect of digital tools to promote hospital quality and safety on adverse events after discharge … Effect of digital tools to promote hospital quality and safety on adverse events after discharge. … Patients are at increased risk of adverse events (AE) in the period following hospital discharge. … This quality and safety improvement project aimed to reduce post-discharge AE and patient-reported … Effect of digital tools to promote hospital quality and safety on adverse events after discharge.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-accuracy-and-patient-understanding-intended-medication-changes
July 29, 2020 - Medication reconciliation accuracy and patient understanding of intended medication changes on hospital discharge … Medication reconciliation accuracy and patient understanding of intended medication changes on hospital discharge … Medication discrepancies remain common at hospital discharge , despite intense efforts to improve … December 6, 2010
Reengineering hospital discharge: a protocol to improve patient safety … July 13, 2009
Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge summary.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
December 01, 2013 - The discharge process is standardized to include the use of an enhanced personal health record (PHR) … The structural elements of the discharge process are the organization and system, caregiver, infant, … PCP before discharge. … Assisting families in making appointments for ongoing care after discharge. … Proactively addressing barriers to coordinated care after discharge during followup calls.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
December 01, 2013 - The discharge process is standardized to include the use of an enhanced personal health record (PHR) … The structural elements of the discharge process are the organization and system, caregiver, infant, … PCP before discharge. … Assisting families in making appointments for ongoing care after discharge. … Proactively addressing barriers to coordinated care after discharge during followup calls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantifying-discharge-medication-reconciliation-errors-2-pediatric-hospitals
October 20, 2021 - Study
Quantifying discharge medication reconciliation errors at 2 pediatric hospitals … Quantifying discharge medication reconciliation errors at 2 pediatric hospitals. … This study identified six common medication reconciliation errors at discharge – duplication, missing … Quantifying discharge medication reconciliation errors at 2 pediatric hospitals. … January 2, 2017
Medication discrepancies at pediatric hospital discharge.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-errors-through-discharge-medication-reconciliation-pharmacy-services
October 20, 2021 - Study
Reducing errors through discharge medication reconciliation by pharmacy services … Reducing errors through discharge medication reconciliation by pharmacy services. … The authors advocate for involving pharmacists in discharge medication reconciliation to avoid adverse … Reducing errors through discharge medication reconciliation by pharmacy services. … Same Author(s)
Impact of clinical decision support therapeutic interchanges on hospital discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unanticipated-death-after-discharge-home-emergency-department
November 16, 2022 - Study
Unanticipated death after discharge home from the emergency department. … Unanticipated Death After Discharge Home From the Emergency Department. … knowledge and system factors contributed to missed diagnoses in the ED, in this study, unexpected post-discharge … Unanticipated Death After Discharge Home From the Emergency Department. … Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtualized-homes-tools-better-discharge-planning
January 01, 2023 - Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning
Project Final Report ( PDF … and for clinicians of integrating a full rich description of the home into clinical care, using the discharge … reacted positively to the tool and its potential usefulness for planning and preparing patients for discharge … Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning - Final Report. … Principal Investigator: Mendonca, Eneida Project Name: Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-problems-older-people-after-hospital-discharge-and-interventions-reduce-them
September 13, 2023 - Review
Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions … Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions to reduce them. … Drug-related problems in older people after hospital discharge and interventions to reduce them. … and post-discharge. … June 26, 2019
Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facilitating-patient-understanding-discharge-instructions-workshop-summary
October 08, 2014 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings
Facilitating Patient Understanding of Discharge Instructions … Citation Text:
Facilitating Patient Understanding of Discharge Instructions: Workshop Summary. … This workshop report reveals how health literacy affects patients' abilities to follow discharge instructions … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Facilitating Patient Understanding of Discharge … May 1, 2013
Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.