Transitions of care—moving patients from one care site to another—continues to be a challenge in healthcare. If done poorly, care transitions can lead to patient safety issues and unnecessary hospital ...

Following his discussion on transitions of care and patient follow up, Michael A. Evans, BS, RPh, highlights variables that need to be considered as different transitions of care models are developed.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Every year, more than 425,000 high-risk patients nationwide are released from the hospital only to return within 30 days. This situation not only negatively affects the patients, but ...

Most care transitions between healthcare settings, including hospital to long-term care, are effective. But fragmentation of care delivery, communication issues and worker shortages are the top ...

An interdisciplinary transitions of care service composed of nurse navigators, pharmacists, and medical providers reduced 30-day hospital readmissions among patients who received all components of the ...

Transitional care management is a set of services – conducted after a patient transitions to the community following discharge from the acute or post-acute setting – aiming to improve patient ...