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 ...

Transitional care is a critical aspect of modern healthcare, particularly for older adults who often experience complex comorbidities and care needs following hospital discharge. This ...

Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) were recently funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to use policy flight ...

These results highlight the benefits of the BRIDGE program and support the hypothesis that the BRIDGE program provides a significant savings in avoided hospital readmissions when compared to usual ...

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 ...

In today’s ever-changing healthcare landscape, the journey from hospital to home care is a critical juncture in patient recovery. As healthcare executives and professionals, ensuring smooth and ...

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 ...

Hospital care transition activity facilitates uptake of Medicare-reimbursed transitional care management, which is associated with lower spending and better patient outcomes. Objectives: To assess ...

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 ...

As the healthcare system faces a looming crisis with potential hospital bed shortages by 2032 and an aging population driving increasingly complex medical needs, the traditional model of emergency ...