Brian W. Jack

TL;DR: This trial demonstrated that a nurse discharge advocate and clinical pharmacist working together to coordinate hospital discharge, educate patients, and reconcile medications led to fewer follow-up emergency visits and rehospitalizations than usual care alone.

TL;DR: In this article, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the clinical effect of implementing RED among patients admitted to a general medical service and found that a nurse discharge advocate and clinical pharmacist working together to coordinate hospital discharge, educate patients, and reconcile medications led to fewer follow-up emergency visits and rehospitalizations than usual care alone.

TL;DR: Results indicate that hospital patients with low health literacy found the system easy to use, reported high levels of satisfaction, and most said they preferred receiving the discharge information from the agent over their doctor or nurse.

TL;DR: Low health literacy is a significant, independent, and modifiable risk factor for 30-day hospital reutilization after discharge and interventions designed to reduce early, unplanned, hospital utilization after discharge should include activities to mitigate the effect of patients’ low health literacy.

TL;DR: By addressing the reproductive intentions and contraceptive practices and needs of every patient, providers may be able to decrease women's chances of experiencing unintended pregnancies and support women in achieving planned and well-timed pregnancies.