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The current capabilities of health information technology to support care transitions.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2013;2013:1231
Authors: Samal L, Dykes PC, Greenberg J, Hasan O, Venkatesh AK, Volk LA, Bates DW
Abstract
To determine whether HIT currently supports care transitions we interviewed clinicians from several healthcare settings. We learned about HIT tools to help nurses facilitate transitions, but discovered that there are few tools to promote high quality, safe transitions of care. We also found that HIT is rarely employed for patient-centered care coordination mechanisms. In conclusion, HIT tools are typically used within one healthcare setting to prepare for a transition, rather than across healthcare settings.
PMID: 24551404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]