Transitional care begins prior to hospital discharge and terminates once an outpatient care team has seen the patient and assumed care responsibility. Most transitional care models are designed around ...

The transitional care management model has been growing in popularity in long-term care as more residents seek to stay healthy at home with the person-centered support they need and several new ...

Managing transitions in care for older adults and their family caregivers, no matter the care setting, is especially challenging in a rapidly changing health care system. Patient discharges which ...

PHILADELPHIA (September 25, 2023) – Managing transitions in care for older adults and their family caregivers, no matter the care setting, is especially challenging in a rapidly changing health care ...

SHERRY M. BUMPUS, PhD, FNP-BC, is Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University, Department of Nursing, Ypsilanti, MI. Barbara L. Brush, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN BARBARA ...

The American Academy of Nursing has designed a Penn School of Nursing transitional care model as an Edge Runner, marking it as an evidence-based model of care with proven outcomes. The Nursing ...

Transitional care — a set of actions put in place when a patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility — is a vital part of the care journey and one that has increased in importance as more ...

As the nation focuses on how to cut the cost of so-called health care reform, maybe it’s time to pay attention to demonstrated methods for improving care while reducing costs that are not yet ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Challenges arise during a patient’s transition from the ICU. Nearly 47% of veterans discharged to home had a ...

A study published earlier this year finds that 1 out of 5 older patients who are discharged from a hospital will return within a month, costing... Here's a number that tells you a lot about what's ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk announced the opening of its newly renovated pediatric wing. It has 25 beds, colorful care pods, and updated lighting and technology ...

The cost analysis was performed by comparing BRIDGE costs to avoided 30-day hospital readmission costs between patients who participated in the BRIDGE program and patients who did not (and received ...