Strategies Identified by Participants To Improve Transitional Care, by Domain
| Strategies . |
|---|
| Home health orders |
| Physicians writing accurate and specific orders for home care |
| Physicians writing orders for home supplies well in advance of discharge |
| Communication |
| Hospital sending discharge summaries to agencies |
| Clinicians communicating with home health providers about CMC’s medical and social situations |
| Resources |
| Nurses providing child-specific clinical training (“orienting”) to home health providers |
| Identifying hospital-based clinician(s) to serve as a resource(s) for home health providers |
| Physicians communicating with CMC’s PCP |
| Caregiver preparation |
| Preparing caregivers about clinical care of CMC |
| Preparing caregivers about home health nursing services |
| Preparing caregivers about differences between hospital and home care |
| Strategies . |
|---|
| Home health orders |
| Physicians writing accurate and specific orders for home care |
| Physicians writing orders for home supplies well in advance of discharge |
| Communication |
| Hospital sending discharge summaries to agencies |
| Clinicians communicating with home health providers about CMC’s medical and social situations |
| Resources |
| Nurses providing child-specific clinical training (“orienting”) to home health providers |
| Identifying hospital-based clinician(s) to serve as a resource(s) for home health providers |
| Physicians communicating with CMC’s PCP |
| Caregiver preparation |
| Preparing caregivers about clinical care of CMC |
| Preparing caregivers about home health nursing services |
| Preparing caregivers about differences between hospital and home care |