Question

Using the Red Tool Kit analyze more thoroughly Ms Viola’s case. Begin with Step 2 since you will be starting this process while Ms Viola is in the hospital awaiting discharge to the most appropriate facility. Work through the parts in this step to determine how to work through the concerns and support making the decision of best placement. Use the Red Tool Kit pages 23 – 46 as your guide. However, you will need to do further research to understand his medications and other issues in the case.

Answer 1

Red tool kit (Purpose of this tool 2)

While you might be motivated to improve the discharge process and reduce the number of readmission at your hospital you may not snow where to begin, For this reason the Agency for health care research and quality contracted with Boston univesity medical centre to prepare a set of tool to assist hospital to implemet the re engineerd discharge

• The red ensures that all discharged patients who havvve recieved the red understand how to care for themselves in the days after discharge
• Red reduces emergency department visits and admission when hospitalsdecides whether to introduce a new process
• Patient family are highhly satisfied with the care they recieve when provided RED discharges
• This tool provedes a step by step approch to how to begin implementation at your hospital. RED implementationcan take from6-12 months or longer,
• Make clear and decisive statement
• Identify implementation leadership

For successful implementatiion of RED it is critical that key constituents within the hospital clearlyy understand the clinical patient safety and reduce the readmission.