Share this data with a colleague!New Chart: The 7 Most Critical Care Transitions
SUMMARY: Tighter management of transitions in care can help to close care gaps, avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, readmissions and ER visits, reduce medication errors and raise the bar on care quality. We wanted to see which care transitions are being addressed by healthcare organizations.
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The Healthcare Intelligence Network's Second Annual May 2010 Managing Care Transitions Across Sites e-survey captured the essentials of care transition management from 87 healthcare organizations, who answered 26 multiple choice and open-ended questions.
According to respondents, the following are the top seven care transitions addressed by programs:
- Hospital to home: 78.7 percent
- SNF to home: 49.2 percent
- ER to home: 45.9 percent
- Hospital to nursing home/SNF: 42.6 percent
- PCP to specialist: 27.9 percent
- ER to other hospital department: 19.7 percent
- Other: 14.8 percent
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Download the executive summary of 2010 Performance Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions.
Source: 2010 Performance Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions, September, 2010
2010 Performance Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions
2010 Performance Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions provides actionable information from 87 healthcare organizations on their strategies to smooth patients' transitions from one care site to another. Based on responses to HIN's May 2010 Industry Survey on Care Transitions Management, this 60-page report documents the latest trends and metrics on care transitions programs in use by primary care providers, health plans, hospitals and others.
2010 Performance Benchmarks in Managing Care Transitions is available from the Healthcare Intelligence Network for $117 by visiting our Online Bookstore or by calling toll-free (888) 446-3530.
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