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A structured checklist and video were administered on a mobile device via a patient portal or web-based survey at least 24 hours prior to anticipated discharge. Checklist responses were available for clinicians to review in real time via an EHR-integrated safety dashboard. The primary outcome was patient activation at discharge assessed by patient activation (PAM)-13. Secondary outcomes included postdischarge patient activation, hospital operational metrics, healthcare resource utilization assessed by 30-day follow-up calls and administrative data and change in patient activation from discharge to 30 days postdischarge.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 673 patients approached, 484 (71.9%) enrolled. The proportion of activated patients (PAM level 3 or 4) at discharge was nonsignificantly higher for the 234 postimplementation compared with the 245 preimplementation participants (59.8% vs 56.7%, adjusted OR 1.23 [0.38, 3.96], P\u2009=\u2009.73). Postimplementation participants reported 3.75 (3.02) concerns via the checklist. Mean length of stay was significantly higher for postimplementation compared with preimplementation participants (10.13 vs 6.21, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.01). While there was no effect on postdischarge outcomes, there was a nonsignificant decrease in change in patient activation within participants from pre- to postimplementation (adjusted difference-in-difference of \u221216.1% (9.6), P\u2009=\u2009.09).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>EHR-integrated digital health tools to prepare patients for discharge did not significantly increase patient activation and was associated with a longer length of stay. While issues uncovered by the checklist may have encouraged patients to inquire about their discharge preparedness, other factors associated with patient activation and length of stay may explain our observations. We offer insights for using PAM-13 in context of real-world health-IT implementations.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>NIH US National Library of Medicine, NCT03116074, clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocaa321","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,1]],"date-time":"2020-12-01T21:26:50Z","timestamp":1606858010000},"page":"704-712","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Evaluation of electronic health record-integrated digital health tools to engage hospitalized patients in discharge preparation"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Anuj K","family":"Dalal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Nicholas","family":"Piniella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Theresa E","family":"Fuller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Denise","family":"Pong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Pardo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Nathaniel","family":"Bessa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Catherine","family":"Yoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Stuart","family":"Lipsitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey L","family":"Schnipper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,19]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"161","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00007","article-title":"The incidence and severity of adverse events affecting patients after discharge from the hospital","volume":"138","author":"Forster","year":"2003","journal-title":"Ann Intern Med"},{"issue":"8","key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1164","DOI":"10.1007\/s11606-015-3260-3","article-title":"Post-Discharge Adverse Events Among Urban and Rural Patients of an Urban Community Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study","volume":"30","author":"Tsilimingras","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Gen Intern Med"},{"issue":"11","key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1894","DOI":"10.1111\/jgs.12504","article-title":"Adverse drug events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers Criteria Medications","volume":"61","author":"Kanaan","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Am Geriatr Soc"},{"issue":"4","key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"317","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1525-1497.2005.30390.x","article-title":"Adverse drug events occurring following hospital discharge","volume":"20","author":"Forster","year":"2005","journal-title":"J Gen Intern Med"},{"key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B5","year":"2018"},{"issue":"6","key":"2021031906043186600_ocaa321-B6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"354","DOI":"10.1002\/jhm.129","article-title":"Transition of care for hospitalized elderly patients? 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