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28. Project RED Discharge Checklist
Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
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Project RED Discharge Checklist
Eleven mutually reinforcing components:
- Medication reconciliation.
- Reconcile discharge plan with national guidelines.
- Follow-up appointments.
- Outstanding tests.
- Post-discharge services.
- Written discharge plan.
- What to do if problem arises.
- Patient education.
- Assess patient understanding.
- Discharge summary sent to primary care physician (PCP).
- Telephone reinforcement.
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Internet Citation: 28. Project RED Discharge Checklist: Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions.
June 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/red/readmissions/readslide28.html