Transitioning Care Across Various Health Care Organizations

The implementation of electronic records related to the nursing process: integrative review

“…20 The projections with the use of electronic health records are that there is a greater sharing of information; error reduction; improvement of interaction between patients and professionals; readability promotion; more complete billing documentation; enhancement of patient privacy and safety; increased productivity; and cost reduction. 22 Thus, nurses must be involved in all stages of this redefinition by documenting it, in order to ensure that the future course of technology in patient care is directed by nurses and not nurses. Therefore, it should be taken into account that the insertion of electronic health records is part of the transition of care and may contribute with information interconnected between the different levels of health care.…”

Improving Coordination During Care Transition between Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Facilities: Evaluating the Utilization and Scope of Ehr Facilitated Longitudinal Plan of Care

“…Health care has experienced an evolutionary change, seeing a shift from simple physician office visits and lengthy hospital stays to short hospital stays and office visits to different specialty providers with a highway of choices around them [1]. Transitions between care settings are periods of vulnerability for patients, especially for the chronically ill. Poor care transitions can compromise patient safety, resulting in costly hospital admissions.…”