Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published September 2017

Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians.

Ready T. HealthLeaders Media. September 26, 2017.

Transitions are an error-prone process. This news article reports that organizational leadershipshould be engaged in enhancing safety of transitions and facilitating design of sustainable improvements. The article also highlights successful interventions that have benefited from leadership engagement, such as the I-PASS program.

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