Table 3.

Hospital Strategies: Use of Health IT, Discharge Staff, and Post-Discharge Programs

Hospital Strategy*	Safety- Net Hospital	Non- Safety- Net Hospital	Adjusted Difference	p- value
Use of Health IT Tools
Electronic Tools to Reconcile Discharge Medications	76.7%	77.4%	−0.7%	0.69
Electronic Tools to Share Discharge Summary	70.1%	73.7%	−3.6%	0.04
Mobile/Web Apps for Patients	4.7%	9.8%	−5.1%	<0.001
Dedicated Staff/Resources
Use Dedicated Discharge Planners/Coordinators	72.2%	76.1%	−3.9%	0.02
Use Formal Discharge Checklist	53.9%	59.5%	−5.6%	<0.01
Use Pharmacists to Reconcile Discharge Meds	34.6%	42.8%	−8.2%	<0.001
Use Transition Coaches	27.8%	25.2%	2.6%	0.13
Post-Discharge Strategies/Programs
Schedule follow-up appointments prior to patient leaving the hospital	71.7%	67.9%	3.8%	0.03
Call Patients within 48 hours after discharge	66.0%	66.5%	−0.5%	0.78
Directly communicate discharge plan with primary care providers prior to discharge	31.5%	39.8%	−8.3%	<0.001
Enroll Patients in a Disease Management Program	13.3%	17.2%	−3.9%	<0.01
Enroll Patients in a post-discharge patient engagement program	9.1%	12.7%	−3.6%	<0.01

^*Percent of hospital leaders answering “usually” or “always” to the use of each specific strategy.