عبور از چارچوب ارتباطات: چالش ها و فرصت ها در انتقال مراقبت از بیمارستان به درمانگاه مراقبت های اولیه

Ambiguity about who is being handed off to and time pressures in the acute setting may lead inpatient providers to give lower priority to discharge communication, leaving outpatient providers with low-quality information. While electronic templates have standardized key components of discharge documentation, improvement opportunities remain. Increased awareness of the challenges and opportunities on each side of the care transfer could foster communication practices that systematically account for the information needs of inpatient and outpatient providers.