Transcription of Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit1. DRAFTRe- engineered Discharge (RED) ToolkitPrepared for:Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Department of Health and Human Services540 Gaither RoadRockville, MD No. HHSA290200600012iPrepared by:Boston UniversityBrian Jack, Paasche-Orlow, , Mitchell, Forsythe, Martin, , for Healthcare Research and QualityCindy Brach, Publication No. 12-0084 September 2012 AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank the following consultants who gave feedback on earlier versions of this tool: Linda Barnes, ; William Barron, ; Frances Bonardi, ; Erica Dobson, ; Luke Hansen, MD; Steve Martin, ; Carol Mostow, LICSW; Victoria Parker, ; and Jeff Ring, would also like to thank the hospitals who implemented the RED using an earlier version of this Toolkit and provided insights that were used in finalizing the , we thank Carol VanDuesen Lukas, , and Sally Holmes, , from the Boston University School of Public Health for conducting interviews and compiling lessons Citation:Jack BW, Paasche-Orlow MK, Mitchell SM, et al.
The result of hospitals’ failure to ensure an effective transition has included adverse events, high readmission rates, and high ED visit rates.8,12,13 Forces are, however, converging to push hospitals toward improving their discharge processes and reducing readmission rates.
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