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The hospital discharge: a review of a high risk care transition with highlights of a reengineered discharge process. 
Greenwald JL, Denham CR, Jack BW. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:97-106. 

In this AHRQ-funded study, the authors reviewed elements of the hospital discharge process and defined 11 components that should be required to ensure a reliable and safe hospital discharge.
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