Improving Transitions of Care: Identifying and Assessing Gaps. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Improving Transitions of Care: Identifying and Assessing Gaps. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Northeast Region Meeting/Conference
 
• Published July 2018

Improving Transitions of Care: Identifying and Assessing Gaps.

Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Network. July 26, 2018; 2:00–3:00 PM (Eastern).

Handoffs between clinical teams are susceptible to error. This webinar will discuss care transitions, how gaps in information sharing and understanding affect care, and the financial impacts of poor transitions.

Conference information (PDF)

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