Post-Visit Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Updating Guidelines

Post-Visit Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) Updating Guidelines

This document is designed to specifically assist in relating information in the Acute Care Summary for people with IDD or other acute care stay discharge information to specific Rating Items in the HRST.

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