This resource describes the 7-Day Pledge program to reduce readmissions by increasing access to timely primary care appointments after hospitalization.

• Previous research suggests the important role of timely primary care follow-up in reducing hospital readmissions, although effectiveness varies by program design and patients’ readmission risk level.

• In a retrospective cohort study of hospital readmissions among adult Medicaid patients in Camden, New Jersey, patients who attended a primary care follow-up appointment had fewer 30- and 90-day readmissions compared with patients with less timely primary care follow-up or none.
• This Quality Improvement Brief elaborates on the quality improvement aspects of the work.
• This Clinical Redesign Brief offers guidance on how to replicate this program in other communities.