Transitions Care

Transitions from hospital to home: improving health outcomes

NCHQA research conducted by Community Care of North Carolina identifies ways to improve the quality of care for patients after release from the hospital, and to significantly reduce the likelihood that those patients will be readmitted to the hospital.

• Learn the top three recommendations.
• Read the full report.
• Read the journal articles on timeliness of outpatient follow-up, the benefit of a home visit following discharge, and conflicting readmission rate trends.