Table 1.

Profile of participating hospitals

Hospital	Location	Hospital type & number of beds	RED implementation start and target pop:	Average # discharges annually (2009-2014)
A	Suburban/Urban	Military hospital. 205 beds. Fully implemented EMR.	Implemented in June 2012. 100% of patients in general medicine and surgery	4356
B	Suburban	Safety net, community, tertiary care, non-profit. 160 general acute care beds, 14 ICU. Fully implemented EMR.	Implemented in Nov 2012. 100% of patients 18 + in general medicine and surgery	(Acute care only, medical and surgical) 7967
C	Urban	Teaching/academic, safety net, community, non-profit. 375 total beds (180 acute care). Partially implemented EMR.	Implemented in 2013. Target pop originally ≥ age 55 for AMI, PNA, COPD patients; then ≥ 18 for patients with CHF, now all adults	16,905
D	Suburban	Safety net, community, non-profit. 217 beds. Fully implemented EMR.	Implemented in Nov 2012. Target patients at highest risk for readmissions.	(Inpatient only) 7856
E	Urban	Teaching/academic, community, non-profit. 313 beds. Fully implemented EMR.	Implemented in Sept 2013. All adults.	12,564