Factors Correlated With Successful Pediatric Post-Discharge Phone Call Attempt and Connection.

Objectives: Postdischarge phone calls can identify discharge errors and gather information following hospital-to-home transitions. This study used the multisite Project IMPACT (Improving Pediatric Patient Centered Care Transitions) dataset to identify factors associated with postdischarge phone call attempt and connectivity.

Methods: This study included 0- to 18-year-old patients discharged from 4 sites between January 2014 and December 2017.

Addressing Transportation Insecurity Improves Attendance at Posthospitalization Appointments.

Background: Transportation influences attendance at posthospitalization appointments (PHAs). In 2017, our pediatric hospital medicine group found that our patients missed 38% of their scheduled PHAs, with several being due to transportation insecurity. To address this, we implemented a quality improvement project to perform inpatient assessment of transportation insecurity and provide mitigation with the goal of improving attendance at PHAs.