Transition cAre inteRvention tarGeted to High-risk patiEnts To Reduce rEADmission

The pre-discharge component includes mainly patient information, medication reconciliation, patient education, planning of a first post-discharge primary care physician visit with a timely discharge summary sent to the primary care physician. Two follow-up phone calls are made by a nurse, at D3 and D14, and include the assessment of the general health condition, the verification of the follow-up care plan, a reinforcement of the patient education, and review with the patient of the medication list with assessment of potential adverse drug events.