Evaluating the implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) in five Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Evaluating the implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) in five Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published August 2018

Evaluating the implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) in five Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals.

Sullivan JL, Shin MH, Engle RL, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 Aug 7; [Epub ahead of print].

Reducing readmissions remains a major patient safety priority. Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) was designed to improve the hospital discharge process. This qualitative study evaluated the implementation of Project RED across five Veterans Health Administration hospitals.

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