Quality of care transition, patient safety incidents, and patients' health status: a structural equation model on the complexity of the discharge process. June 26, 2024 Marsall M, Hornung T, Bäuerle A, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):576.

Transitions of care from inpatient to home settings can introduce opportunities for errors and adverse events. In this survey of 825 patients discharged home after an inpatient care stay, participants reported that higher quality care transitions were associated with fewer self-reported medication-related complications and better health status, but not with readmissions. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-care-transition-patient-safety-incidents-and-patients-health-status-structural