9 Recommendations To Reduce Readmissions Using EHR

1. Use readmission risk assessment to apply resources to most appropriate patients.
2. Use electronic means of communication to increase reliability of communication with primary care physicians.
3. Use pharmacy resources to improve quality of medication reconciliation.
4. Use EHR resources to support BOOST rounds to improve collaboration.
5. Improve patient education by integrating with discharge workflows.
6. Use EHR workflows to support discharge coaches.
7. Support EHR build that creates patient-centric multidisciplinary discharge paperwork.
8. Support coordination of care by scheduling post-discharge care electronically prior to discharge.
9. Reduce technical and financial barriers to communication of medication list and medication compliance at home.

Source: The Hospitalist
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