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Communication and information deficits in patients discharged to rehabilitation facilities: an evaluation of five acute care hospitals.

Gandara E, Moniz T, Ungar J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:E28-E33.

Documentation of important care transition information, such as medication changes and pending test results, was often lacking when patients were transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility.

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Resource Type:		Journal Article > Study

Setting of Care:		Hospitals > General Hospitals

		Residential Facilities

Target Audience:		Health Care Providers

		Health Care Executives and Administrators > Quality and Safety Professionals

Clinical Area:		Medicine > Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Safety Target:		Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Approach to Improving Safety:		Logistical Approaches > Laboratory Result Tracking Improvement

		Communication Improvement > Communication between Providers > Medication Reconciliation

Origin/Sponsor:		North America > United States of America

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