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Transitions of care include situations in which a patient moves from primary care to specialty physicians or moves within the hospital including moves from the emergency department to other various departments, such as surgery or intensive care; or when a patient is discharged from the hospital and goes home or to an assisted living, skilled nursing facility, or hospice. Patients, especially older persons, face significant challenges when moving from one level of care or practice setting to another in the healthcare system. During these transitions, lack of communication can result in redundant or conflicting information that often creates serious issues for patients, their caregivers and their families.
The NTOCC Advisory Board includes the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
(AMCP), American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA),
American Geriatrics Society (AGS), American Medical Directors Association
(AMDA), American Medical Group Association (AMGA), American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American Society on Aging (ASA), American
Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), AXA Assistance USA Inc., Case
Management Society of America (CMSA), Consumers Advancing Patient Safety
(CAPS), Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI), Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
(ICPS), Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care, Mid-America Coalition on
Health Care (MACHC), National Association of Directors of Nursing
Administration - Long Term Care (NADONA / LTC), National Association of
Social Work
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