Overview of the Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Effort To Reduce Readmissions. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Overview of the Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Effort To Reduce Readmissions. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published March 2019

Overview of the Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Effort To Reduce Readmissions.

Hochman M, Bourgoin A, Saluja S, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2019. AHRQ Publication No. 18(19)-0055-EF.

Programs are in place to address hospital discharge process gaps that contribute to readmissions. This report summarizes research on primary care perspectives on reducing readmissions. Interventions identified include automated alerting to primary care providers when patients are hospitalized and the patient-centered medical home model.

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