Hospital level measure of performance that reports the average patient reported quality of preparation for self-care response among adult patients discharged from general acute care hospitals within the past 30 days.

The hospital level sum of CTM-3 scores for all eligible sampled patients. 1. The hospital staff took my preferences and those of my family or caregiver into account in deciding what my health care needs would be when I left the hospital. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable 2. When I left the hospital, I had a good understanding of the things I was responsible for in managing my health. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable 3. When I left the hospital, I clearly understood the purpose for taking each of my medications. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable

The number of eligible sampled adult patients discharged from a general acute care hospital.

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Incorporation into the HCAHPS survey

Not on Care Compare. Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Experience and Function Spring Cycle 2019

transitionsofcare.org/implementation/metric-alignment/

p4qm.org/measures/0228

The CTM-3 is a three-question instrument that evaluates three key domains related to transitions of care: whether patient and family’s preferences were accounted for in the care plan, whether patients understood their role in self-management after discharge, and whether appropriate medication education was provided. Higher scores on the CTM-3 reflect higher quality transitions of care