Background Older adults with complex medical conditions are vulnerable during care
transitions. Poor care transitions can lead to poor patient outcomes and frequent …

Ensuring safe and high-quality care transitions across the care continuum continues to be a
global health policy priority. The urgency of this priority will continue to grow, given our aging …

Background: Despite the well-documented risks to patient safety associated with transitions
from one care setting to another, health care organizations struggle to identify which …

As patients prepare to move from the hospital to other settings, failing to make adequate
discharge arrangements can lead to costly and unnecessary hospital readmissions …

Care transitions involve coordination of patient care across multiple care settings. Many
problems occur during care transitions resulting in negative patient outcomes and …

Abstract The American Geriatrics Society has defined transitional care as “a set of actions
designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer …

Improving care transitions, or “handoffs” as patients migrate from one care setting to another,
is a priority across stakeholder groups and health-care settings and additionally is included …

Background: Failure of safe care transitions after hospital discharge results in unnecessary
worsening of symptoms, extended period of illness or readmission to the hospital. Objective …

The care transition process is an essential part of healthcare delivery affecting patients and
families, healthcare providers, and healthcare systems. The care transition, when instituted …

During an episode of illness, older patients may receive care in multiple settings; often
resulting in fragmented care and poorly-executed care transitions. The negative …