What are some barriers to quality transitional care?
Answer
Poor integration of transitional care services
Unmet patient or caregiver needs
Underutilized services
Lack of physician buy-in
Absence of a single point person to ensure continuity of care
It is important to understand the barriers to quality transitional care. Some of these barriers include poor integration of transitional care services due to incomplete transfer of information from one setting or caregiver to another. Next, there are unmet patient or caregiver needs, such as inadequate education for patients and caregivers before discharge from the hospital or the post-acute facility. Post-acute services are underutilized. There can be a lack of buy-in by the physician, who primarily provides recommendations and prescriptions for post-acute care. And lastly, there is an absence of a single point person to ensure continuity of care, allowing patients to fall through the cracks.
Vrati Doshi is the Respiratory Programs Director at Integrated Respiratory Solutions. She graduated with her Master of Science in Respiratory Care from Rush University Chicago. She currently builds and executes chronic disease management programs for the post-acute population with the goal to reduce hospital readmission rate while managing a team of respiratory therapists.
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