Poorly executed transitions in care from hospital to home are associated with increased
vulnerability to adverse medication events and hospital readmissions, and also excess …

A process improvement initiative for transitional care management (TCM) was evaluated for
effectiveness in reducing 30-day readmission rates in a retrospective cohort study …

Purpose To measure the effect of a pharmacist-initiated transitions of care (TOC) program on
rates of 30-day all-cause readmissions and primary care follow-up. Methods A retrospective …

Transitions of care—when patients move from one health care facility to another or back
home—that are poorly executed result in adverse effects for patients. Fortunately, programs …

Background:“Seamless care” is a smooth and safe transition of a patient from the hospital to
the home. Our goal was to identify ways to maximize improvement in postdischarge patient …

Background: Failure to appropriately plan for a safe and effective transition to the next level
of care leads to greater use of hospital and emergency services, often measured by rates of …

Objective: Nearly one in five Medicare patients is readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of
discharge. Most of these admissions are preventable, coming at a cost both to the patient's …

Purpose► To assess the impact of a multicomponent intervention on 30-day hospital
readmissions in a group of primary care practices that undertook practice transformation …

Transitional care interventions aim to improve care transitions from hospital to home and to
reduce hospital readmissions for chronically ill patients. The objective of our study was to …

Background Readmissions are costly and have implications for quality of care. Studies have
been reported to support effects of transitional care programs in reducing hospital …