… This study reports on the development and validation of a novel survey instrument that measures family and …

… medical journal … South Med J … This qualitative study of a large-scale quality improvement effort to reduce … Intensive mentoring by project champions appeared to be a key factor in success of the program. …

Hospital readmissions have emerged as a national policy priority, in part spurred by financial penalties for high readmission rates under the Affordable Care Act. This study used the care transitions survey to assess the relationship between parents' perceptions of their child's hospital discharge and readmission. Unplanned 30-day readmissions were significantly more likely when parents did not believe that their child was "healthy enough to leave the hospital." Of note, more than 95% of parents in this survey felt they had all the information needed to take care of their child upon discharge. The National Quality Forum has endorsed a set of strategies to prevent adverse events after discharge and Project RED researches strategies for reducing readmissions.

… Hosp Med … Hospitals that participated in Project BOOST , a national quality improvement collaborative for preventing …

This article reviews key challenges in providing safe transitions from hospital to home, including discontinuity between inpatient and outpatient physicians, medication regimen changes, and complicated discharge instructions. The authors also discuss strategies to prevent medical errors in the postdischarge period.

… time of hospital discharge. Intervention patients received a personal health record and a "transition coach," who assisted with continuity of care …

… of patients discharged after hospitalization experience a medication discrepancy. Using data from 375 adults, … proton pump inhibitors. The authors conclude that use of a medication discrepancy tool can identify problems leading …