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. 2015 Jan;135(1):164-75.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1887. Epub 2014 Dec 8.

Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network

Katherine A Auger  1 , Tamara D Simon  2 , David Cooperberg  3 , James Gay  4 , Dennis Z Kuo  5 , Michele Saysana  6 , Christopher J Stille  7 , Erin Stucky Fisher  8 , Sowdhamini Wallace  9 , Jay Berry  10 , Daniel Coghlin  11 , Vishu Jhaveri  12 , Steven Kairys  13 , Tina Logsdon  14 , Ulfat Shaikh  15 , Rajendu Srivastava  16 , Amy J Starmer  10 , Victoria Wilkins  16 , Mark W Shen  17
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Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network

Katherine A Auger et al. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

The Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network (STARNet) met in December 2012 to synthesize ongoing hospital-to-home transition work, discuss goals, and develop a plan to centralize transition information in the future. STARNet participants consisted of experts in the field of pediatric hospital medicine quality improvement and research, and included physicians and key stakeholders from hospital groups, private payers, as well as representatives from current transition collaboratives. In this report, we (1) review the current knowledge regarding hospital-to-home transitions; (2) outline the challenges of measuring and reducing readmissions; and (3) highlight research gaps and list potential measures for transition quality. STARNet met with the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Quality Improvement Innovation Networks and the Section on Hospital Medicine.

Keywords: discharge; pediatric; readmission; transition.

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Factors influencing readmission risk of a pediatric patient. Blue circles represent outpatient factors and underlying disease processes. Green circles represent previous health care utilization. Yellow circles represent factors during the hospitalization.
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