title: Care transitions: an essential part of the delivery of health care.
authors.affiliation: The Duke Endowment, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: M Tina
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Markanda
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009657:North Carolina; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology