Transfer of care communication: improving communication during inter-facility patient transfer.
Patient care during inter-facility transfer depends not only on the expertise provided by the receiving facility, but also on timely and accurate patient information received from the transferring institution. Our prospective study quantified compliance with inter-facility transfer communication and revealed an opportunity for improvement. Introduction of a simple written template to enhance communication between providers improved the quality of transfer information.
Szary
Nicholas M
NM
University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, USA. szaryn@health.missouri.edu
Sarwal
Aarti
A
Boshard
Barbara J
BJ
Hall
Leslie W
LW
D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008923:Missouri; D010360:Patient Transfer
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