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AHRQ Projects funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund.
AHRQ’s tools and research to ensure safe and seamless transitions of patients from one care setting to another, reducing preventable adverse events, drug-related errors, and other problems.
TeamSTEPPS® Module on Communication
Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings
Care Transitions from Hospital to Home: The IDEAL Discharge Planning
MATCH Toolkit (Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs)
Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital (PDF, 794 KB)
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families, Warm Handoffs
I-PASS: Integrating High Quality Handoffs into TeamSTEPPS and Hospital Care (Video, 59 minutes, 23 seconds)
Improving Provider Communication to Improve Transitions in Patient Care: Health IT Success (Video, 6 minutes, 3 seconds)
Making Healthcare Safer III: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices, Chapter 15. Care Transitions (PDF, 414 KB)
Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care: Final Report
Transitions-in-Care-related projects funded by AHRQ's Division of Digital Healthcare Research
AHRQ's Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge
The Role of Health IT to Improve Care Transitions (Video, 1 hour, 25 minutes, 54 seconds)