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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published an expanded version of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, including tools for dealing with patients with limited English proficiency.
The RED Toolkit, which was developed by researchers at Boston University Medical Center, outlines a series of steps that hospitals can take both during and after a hospital stay to ensure a smooth transition at the time of discharge.
In one randomized controlled trial, patients who were discharged using the RED process had a 30% lower rate of hospital utilization within 30 days of discharge, compared with patients receiving usual care. And use of the RED toolkit prevented one readmission or emergency department visit for every seven patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
In the updated version of the toolkit, the RED developers added several new tools, including health literacy strategies to help patients learn how to care for themselves once they return home. The expanded toolkit also includes more details on how to conduct a post-discharge follow-up telephone call within 72 hours of discharge and how to monitor a hospital’s progress on reducing readmissions.
On Twitter @MaryEllenNY
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published an expanded version of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, including tools for dealing with patients with limited English proficiency.
The RED Toolkit, which was developed by researchers at Boston University Medical Center, outlines a series of steps that hospitals can take both during and after a hospital stay to ensure a smooth transition at the time of discharge.
In one randomized controlled trial, patients who were discharged using the RED process had a 30% lower rate of hospital utilization within 30 days of discharge, compared with patients receiving usual care. And use of the RED toolkit prevented one readmission or emergency department visit for every seven patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
In the updated version of the toolkit, the RED developers added several new tools, including health literacy strategies to help patients learn how to care for themselves once they return home. The expanded toolkit also includes more details on how to conduct a post-discharge follow-up telephone call within 72 hours of discharge and how to monitor a hospital’s progress on reducing readmissions.
On Twitter @MaryEllenNY
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published an expanded version of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, including tools for dealing with patients with limited English proficiency.
The RED Toolkit, which was developed by researchers at Boston University Medical Center, outlines a series of steps that hospitals can take both during and after a hospital stay to ensure a smooth transition at the time of discharge.
In one randomized controlled trial, patients who were discharged using the RED process had a 30% lower rate of hospital utilization within 30 days of discharge, compared with patients receiving usual care. And use of the RED toolkit prevented one readmission or emergency department visit for every seven patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
In the updated version of the toolkit, the RED developers added several new tools, including health literacy strategies to help patients learn how to care for themselves once they return home. The expanded toolkit also includes more details on how to conduct a post-discharge follow-up telephone call within 72 hours of discharge and how to monitor a hospital’s progress on reducing readmissions.
On Twitter @MaryEllenNY