Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital

As part of CRHC’s iCARE project (Improving Communication and REadmission), we will be sharing tools and resources related to improving communication in transitions of care and clinical processes. This resource from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital, is a new take home guide to help patients prepare to care for themselves when they leave the hospital, a key component in preventing re-hospitalizations. The guide is available as a printed document or a PDF that hospital staff can fill out with patient-specific information and share with patients before they leave. The guide can foster better communication so patients understand what happened in the hospital and how to care for themselves at home. Patients can then use the guide as a reference when attending follow-up appointments, providing important information to their community-based clinicians. To download copy of the guide, click here.