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. 2018 Aug 1;142(2):e20174278. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-4278

TABLE 2.

Intervention Implementation Measures

No. (%)
Action plans
Have at least 1 action plan 77 (100)
>1 action plan 13 (17)
Action plan revised during study 53 (69)
Use of action plan in past 3 moa 186 (40)
Most common action plan focus areas
 Respiratory distress or asthma 28 (36)
 Fever 13 (17)
 Enteral tube issues 11 (14)
 General accessb 9 (12)
 Seizures 8 (10)
Care transitions
Home visits completedc 73 (79)
Phone calls completedd 186 (67)
Visit time, min, mean (SD) 47 (18)
Visit distance, miles, mean (SD) 26 (35)
a

Caregiver report that an action plan was used in the past 3 mo. Caregivers were asked every 3 mo during 18-mo study period (77 caregivers asked 6 times or 462 total queries).

b

General access action plans were focused on how to reach providers and care outside the ED (eg, on-call providers and evening and/or weekend clinics).

c

Denominator was 92 identified hospitalizations during the study period.

d

Denominator was 276 among 92 identified hospitalizations during the study period.