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  1. QSRS 2020–2024 Sampling Design and Weighting Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/sampling-design.html
    September 01, 2025 - Any duplicate discharge records were removed. … Step 2: QSRS Sampling Weight per Discharge Record The sampling weight for each discharge record selected … rate for the jth discharge record ( W hj ). … records in the universe / the total number inpatient discharge records randomly selected.  … information from an inpatient discharge record, some discharge records will be completely missing or

  2. 2021 Counts of SID Discharges and Hospitals (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddist/2021CDSIDDischHospitalCountsReport.pdf
    January 09, 2024 - State SID Discharge Counts SID Hospital Counts AHA Counts for Community, Nonrehabilation Hospitals1

  3. Care Transitions | PSNet

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    December 01, 2007 - care, such as discharge medications (absent from a median of 21% of discharge summaries), pending test … often contact their PCP within 7 to 14 days of discharge. … Prepare a detailed discharge summary and deliver it promptly to the PCP. … Reinforce the discharge plan and provide troubleshooting by telephone 2 to 3 days after discharge. … The hospital discharge: a review of a high risk care transition with highlights of a reengineered discharge

  4. Using Digital Health Tools to Improve Patient Safety during Acute Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
    January 01, 2024 - can notify clinicians of important pending tasks, such as test results, and predict potential post-discharge … in 2016 to develop and evaluate an interactive toolkit that helps patients prepare for hospital discharge … The discharge preparation checklist promotes self-management by patients and caregivers during transitions … The app will enable patients to self-assess their discharge readiness using the discharge preparation … After their discharge, it will enable patients to monitor new and worsening symptoms, self-assess their

  5. Patient Outcome Survey (phone version) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/ptoutcome-phone.html
    March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Patient Outcome Survey (phone version) Previous Page … Next Page Table of Contents Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 1: Overview Tool … Patients are called up to 60 days after the date of index hospital discharge. … We are conducting a survey about the hospital discharge process. … Have you been to the emergency room since you left the hospital on {discharge date}?

  6. Patient Outcome Survey (phone version) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/ptoutcome-phone.html
    March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Patient Outcome Survey (phone version) Previous Page … Next Page Table of Contents Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 1: Overview Tool … Patients are called up to 60 days after the date of index hospital discharge. … We are conducting a survey about the hospital discharge process. … Have you been to the emergency room since you left the hospital on {discharge date}?

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 12, 2024 - Improvements in Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care Discharge education should be provided throughout … a discharge checklist. … discharge.16,17  One study found that 1 in 10 discharges include errors in discharge instructions, … Use of a daily discharge goals checklist for timely discharge and patient satisfaction.  … A multidisciplinary discharge timeout checklist improves patient education and captures discharge process

  8. Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017029-kaushal-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists Grant Final … Report Grant ID: R18HS017029 Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication … This discharge summary was a comprehensive document that included discharge medications in addition … review and a report of patient symptoms post-discharge. … Adverse events among medical patients after discharge from hospital. Cmaj.

  9. Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs024623-mendonca-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning - Final Report … Nowhere is this more important than in the discharge planning process. … rest on understanding where the patient will reside after discharge? … How do you currently get information about post discharge residence? … Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning.

  10. The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' views. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexities-communication-hospital-discharge-older-patients-qualitative-study-healthcare
    December 08, 2021 - Study The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: … The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare … The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare … November 15, 2023 Danger in discharge summaries: abbreviations create confusion for both … using an electronic discharge summary.

  11. Section 5, Tables 8 and 9 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-section-5-table-8-9.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Patients with CHF who received comprehensive discharge planning plus post-discharge support had fewer … A clinical pharmacist called the patients 2 to 4 days after discharge to reinforce the discharge plan … Patients were randomized to receive either the hospital’s routine discharge plan or the routine discharge … or within 30 days of discharge. … Patients who had post-discharge follow-up within 30 days of hospital discharge were readmitted less

  12. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: A Resource Toolkit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/nicutoolkit.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - their PCP before discharge … 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. … of discharge.

  13. Transitions of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure1.html
    June 01, 2018 - Hospital discharge is a complex process representing a time of significant vulnerability for patients … Communication about discharge information. … A common transition of care is hospital discharge. … failure who were given complete written discharge instructions, by sex and race/ethnicity, 2005-2013 … Importance: Heart failure is the most frequent hospital discharge diagnosis in the older adults.

  14. About the Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/about.html
    July 01, 2021 - Both the level of discharge documentation and content of discharge instructions to families/caregivers … They are based on medical records documentation and focus on the content of discharge instructions provided … instructions provided to their family/caregivers that contain the following: Admission and discharge … Medication list at discharge. Pending test results. … Admit and discharge dates.

  15. Primarycareeffortstoreducereadmissions-Envscan (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - Notification of patient discharge; 2. … Summary All the studies identified that address post-discharge complications used post-discharge … planning, and after discharge. … Spanish— prepared by the discharge planning nurse at the time of discharge; • Electronic transfer … Prepare for post-discharge visits, 3. Conduct a thorough post-discharge visit, and 4.

  16. 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Supplemental Discharge-Level Files

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nistrends2.jsp
    January 01, 2018 - 1993-2002 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Supplemental Discharge-Level Files … Supplemental Files   The 1993-2002 NIS Supplemental Discharge-Level Files are discharge-level … Contents: Overview How Are the Supplemental Discharge-Level Files Used? … What NIS Supplemental Discharge-Level Files Are Available? … Return to Contents   What NIS Supplemental Discharge-Level Files Are Available?

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33569/psn-pdf
    June 15, 2024 - Readmissions and Adverse Events After Discharge June 15, 2024 Readmissions and Adverse Events After … Discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge PSNet primers are regularly … A classic study found that nearly 20% of patients experience adverse events within 3 weeks of discharge … As nearly 20% of Medicare patients are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge, minimizing post-discharge

  18. Other Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/other-resources.html
    July 01, 2021 - Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital improved their electronic template for family/caregiver written discharge … Table 1 below offers an example template for a telephone list for family/caregivers to receive at discharge … This example highlights the importance of including the “principal diagnosis” on a patient’s discharge … Discharge instructions template (PDF, 576 KB): An example template showing written family discharge … Example Contact List Template for Child’s Providers Service Provider Phone Number for Discharge

  19. Impact of pharmacist involvement in the transitional care of high-risk patients through medication reconciliation, medication education, and postdischarge call-backs (IPITCH Study). | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-pharmacist-involvement-transitional-care-high-risk-patients-through-medication
    August 25, 2011 - Medication errors are a common cause of adverse events after hospital discharge . … This randomized controlled trial found that integrating pharmacists into the discharge process improved … and reduced adverse drug events, emergency department visits, and readmissions in the 30 days after discharge … reconciliation , provided patient education, and had multiple telephone contacts with patients after discharge … Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Hospital discharge

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867381/psn-pdf
    December 18, 2024 - Promoting medication safety for older adults upon hospital discharge: guiding principles for a medication … discharge plan. … discharge plan. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promoting-medication-safety-older-adults-upon-hospital-discharge-guiding … /discharge-planning-and-transitions-care
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