List of References for "Care Transitions"

Here is a list of References that I found very useful while researching the topic of "Care Transitions"

AHRQ website, Care Transitions Perspective by Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc



Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians
Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care
Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc; Frank LeFevre, MD; Christopher O. Phillips, MD, MPH; Mark V. Williams, MD; Preetha Basaviah, MD; David W. Baker, MD, MPH
JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.


Dangerous Transitions Health Research for Action by the U of Berkley. Very good discussion on the Hospital to home transition and the problems encountered.

Medical errors related to discontinuity of care from an inpatient to an outpatient setting.

J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Aug;18(8):675-6.


Carlton Moore, MD,1 Juan Wisnivesky, MD,1 Stephen Williams, MD,1 and Thomas McGinn, MD1

CONCLUSION: prevalence of medical errors related to the discontinuity of care from the inpatient to the outpatient setting is high and may be associated with an increased risk of rehospitalization.



Conversation with Eric A. Coleman, MD, on Care TRansitions.

Coloroda Business Plan for care transitions http://caretransitions.org/documents/Colorado_Business_Plan.pdf





Lost in transition: challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of transitional care


Ann Intern Med. 2004 Oct 5;141(7):533-6, Coleman EA, Berenson RA



Post Discharge Communications, The Discharge Summary


Deficits in Communication and Information Transfer Between Hospital-Based and Primary Care Physicians
Implications for Patient Safety and Continuity of Care ,


Sunil Kripalani et al, JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.