title: Neonatal back transport: perspectives from parents of Medicaid-insured infants and providers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine parents' and health care providers' perceptions of back transport from a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit to a community hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative, hypothesis-generating, cross-sectional study utilizing focus group methodology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 12 parents of back-transported infants insured by Medicaid, 6 regional NICU health care providers, and 17 community hospital special care nursery health care providers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participant perceptions of factors that support or impede successful back transport.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data from the focus groups were analyzed to identify five main themes: early communication about back transport, preparing parents for back transport, communication between hospitals at the time of back transport, follow-up and information exchange after back transport, and improving the back-transport experience for parents.
authors.affiliation: Depaul University, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Krystal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanrahan
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gates
authors.forename: Mohammad-Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: Sylvia W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frohna
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008824:Michigan; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States