Implementation of the re-engineered discharge (red) toolkit to decrease all-cause readmission rates at a rural community hospital

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 169-177

  Adams, Carol J ^a   Stephens, Kimberly ^a   Whiteman, Kimberly ^a   Kersteen, Hal ^a   Katruska, Jeanne ^b  

^a Waynesburg University   (United States)

^b Southwest Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

30 day readmission; Patient readmission; Project RED; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 84903781234     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000032     Document Type: Article

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