HIMSS Word of the Day #287: Transitions of Care (TOC)
A transition of care is a patient’s movement from one care setting to another, such as hospital to home or primary care to a specialist. This post explains what a meta-analysis of 16 trials of nurse-led transitional care, a network meta-analysis of 19 heart failure trials, and two stroke reviews found, and why discharge information and follow-up determine the result.