Discharge Planning Advisor Archives – August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
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Special Report: Improving care transition communication: Communication during care transitions should be training priority in hospitals
Health care systems have a few years to improve care transition communication and processes before health care reform changes make concise and clear communication essential, experts say. -
Special Report: Improving care transition communication: Hospitals could use TMDS to convey data
One important obstacle to clear, effective care transition communication is the format in which information is conveyed. If information about hospital patients is sent electronically, what should be included? Which fields are essential? And is it possible to include flexibility in an electronic form or data set? -
Special Report: Improving care transition communication: Study shows issues with discharge instructions
Patients and their caregivers sometimes have difficulty recalling details of their discharge instructions, a new study finds.1 -
Special Report: Improving care transition communication: Transition team deals with risky situations
The hospital discharge process for patients most at risk for readmission would be much simpler if discharge nurses or managers were able to simply explain what a patient needs to do next and know that the patient and family are ready to follow those instructions. -
Identifying sources of support for families
One of the chief issues as hospitals continue the trend of transitioning more patient care to subacute or community/home settings is the availability of financial and service resources. -
Special Report: Improving care transition communication: Latest SREs include a care transition issue
The Washington, DC-based National Quality Forum (NQF) Board has updated its list of serious reportable events (SREs) in health care, adding one that directly affects how hospitals handle care transition communication. -
HHS to award $500M to improve care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in late June 2011, that it would provide $500 million in Partnership for Patients funding to help hospitals, health care provider organizations, and others improve their efforts to prevent injuries and complications related to health care acquired conditions and unnecessary readmissions.