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Project RED The ReEngineed Discharge

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“Perfect Storm" of Patient Safety• <strong>The</strong> hospital discharge is non-standardized andfrequently marked with poor quality.Loose EndsCommunicationPoor Quality InfoPoor PreparationFragmentationGreat Variability• 20% of Medicare patients readmitted within 30 days 1• Only half had a visit in the 30 days after discharge 1Jenks NEJM 2009.

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