Toolkit to Engage High-risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Toolkit to Engage High-risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Toolkit
 
• Published December 2017

Toolkit to Engage High-risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2017.

Communication across ambulatory care facilities is known to be challenging. This toolkit provides guidance and materials to enhance patient engagement and decision making to prevent errors during care transitions. Checklists, team training modules, and assessments are provided to enable skill development.

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