The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different ways of providing information and follow-up support after acute kidney injury, also called AKI, can improve care transitions for adults being discharged from the hospital. AKI is a sudden decrease in kidney function that can occur during a hospital stay.
The main questions this study aims to answer are:
* Does an AKI discharge summary template improve communication about AKI after hospital discharge?
* Does a chat-based educational messaging program improve patient understanding of AKI and support follow-up care after hospital discharge?
* Researchers will compare usual care, an AKI discharge summary template, a chat-based educational messaging program, and the combination of the discharge summary template plus chat-based messaging.
Researchers will compare four groups:
* Usual care
* An AKI discharge summary template
* A chat-based educational messaging program
* Both the AKI discharge summary template and the chat-based educational messaging program
Participants will complete questionnaires at the start of the study and about 4 weeks after hospital discharge. Participants will also receive a brief phone call about 3 months after discharge, and the research team will review their medical record for information about follow-up care, lab testing, emergency department visits, and hospital readmissions.