2. The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) Reducing Avoidable Hospital ReadmissionsText version of slide presentation. The Health Research and Educaitonal Trust (HRET)A 501(c)(3) affiliate of the American Hospital Association, established in 1944.HRET Mission: Transforming health care through research and education.U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has contracted with HRET to bring free patient safety resources and tools to interested hospitals & health systems.Previous Slide Contents Next Slide Current as of June 2009 Internet Citation: 2. The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET): Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions. June 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/red/readmissions/readslide2.html