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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Eleven Steps To Implement the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) to Reduce Readmissions

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  1. Step 1: Make a Clear and Decisive Statement
  2. Step 2: Identify Your Implementation Leadership
  3. Step 3: Analyze Your Readmission Rates and Determine Your Goal
  4. Step 4: Identify Which Patients Should Receive the RED
  5. Step 5: Create Your Process Map
  6. Step 6: Revise Current Discharge Workflow To Eliminate Duplication
  7. Step 7: Assign Responsibility for RED Components
  8. Step 8: Train Discharge Educators and Followup Telephone Callers
  9. Step 9: Decide How To Generate the After Hospital Care Plan
  10. Step 10: Provide the RED for Diverse Populations
  11. Step 11: Plan To Measure the Progress of RED Implementation

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source URL: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/red/toolk...