Care transitions intervention, a patient-centered coaching intervention, results in reduction of average cost of care among Medicare patients, according to a study published in the Journal of General ...

Pharmacists’ roles in transitions of care continue to evolve. Evaluation of pharmacist-led interventions as patients transition from emergency department to home is needed. Objectives: To determine ...

This observational evaluation compared an adult medical care coordination intervention with usual care and found that the intervention was associated with significant improvements in patient ...

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 it also saddles ...

Health care transition for young adults with chronic conditions is a critical phase that bridges paediatric and adult health services. This process involves not only the physical transfer of care but ...

Researchers surveyed patients about their experiences with care transitions from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to home. A survey of more than 1,000 patients found inconsistencies in care ...

Moving patients from one care setting to another is one of healthcare’s riskiest and most fragmented moments. Each transition involves multiple handoffs between different providers and systems — with ...

Transitional care — a set of actions put in place when a patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility — is a vital part of the care journey and one that has increased in importance as more ...