Ohio hospitals and nursing homes improve care coordination.
Unnecessary transfers of elderly patients between the Summa Health System in Akron, OH, and 25 skilled nursing facilities are being reduced, thanks to better communication about the patients' medical histories and special needs.
D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014164:Transfer Agreement