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The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.

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The Family Caregiver Activation in Transitions (FCAT) tool: a new measure of family caregiver self-efficacy.

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Coleman EA, Ground KL, Maul A. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41:502-7.

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

Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned.

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Williams M, Li J, Hansen LO, et al. South Med J. 2014;107:455-65.

… 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 readmission and parent perceptions of their child's hospital discharge.

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Berry JG, Ziniel SI, Freeman L, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013;25:573-81.

… J Qual Health Care … Hospital readmissions have emerged as a national policy priority, in part spurred by financial … upon discharge. The National Quality Forum has endorsed a set of strategies to prevent adverse events after discharge …

Project BOOST: effectiveness of a multihospital effort to reduce rehospitalization.

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Hansen LO, Greenwald JL, Budnitz T, et al. J Hosp Med. 2013;8:421-7.

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

Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review of key issues for hospitalists.

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Kripalani S, Jackson AT, Schnipper JL, et al. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:314-23.

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.

The care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial.

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Coleman EA, Parry C, Chalmers S, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1822-8.

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

Posthospital medication discrepancies: prevalence and contributing factors.

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Coleman EA, Smith JD, Raha D, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:1842-1847.

… 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 …

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