title: Summary of STARNet: Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network.
abstract: The Seamless Transitions and (Re)admissions Network (STARNet) met in December 2012 to synthesize ongoing hospital-to-home transition work, discuss goals, and develop a plan to centralize transition information in the future. STARNet participants consisted of experts in the field of pediatric hospital medicine quality improvement and research, and included physicians and key stakeholders from hospital groups, private payers, as well as representatives from current transition collaboratives. In this report, we (1) review the current knowledge regarding hospital-to-home transitions; (2) outline the challenges of measuring and reducing readmissions; and (3) highlight research gaps and list potential measures for transition quality. STARNet met with the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Quality Improvement Innovation Networks and the Section on Hospital Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; katherine.auger@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington;
authors.forename: Tamara D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cooperberg
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee;
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas;
authors.forename: Dennis Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana;
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saysana
authors.affiliation: General Academic Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado;
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stille
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California;
authors.forename: Erin Stucky
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas;
authors.forename: Sowdhamini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.affiliation: Hasbro Children's Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island;
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coghlin
authors.affiliation: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona representing Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Phoenix, Arizona;
authors.forename: Vishu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jhaveri
authors.affiliation: Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune Township, New Jersey;
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kairys
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Association, Overland Park, Kansas;
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Logsdon
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, California;
authors.forename: Ulfat
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: Division of Inpatient Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and.
authors.forename: Rajendu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Starmer
authors.affiliation: Division of Inpatient Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.affiliation: Dell Medical School, University of Texas Austin, Austin, Texas.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: discharge; pediatric; readmission; transition