Background: Advancement of patient care can necessitate inter-hospital transfers to another facility. The inter-hospital transferring process can pose inherent risks to the patient due to the transition of care, as well as increase overall cost [...]
Background: The transfer of patients between hospitals (interhospital transfer, IHT), exposes patients to risks of discontinuity of care. In this study, we aim to better understand which patients may (or may not) benefit from IHT [...]
Background: Inter-hospital transfer (IHT, the transfer of patients between hospitals) exposes patients to risks of discontinuity of care. To identify aspects of the transfer process that increase risk, we examined the impact of select transfer [...]
Background: A small population of patients disproportionately consume an increasing share of medical resources. These super-utilizers often have complex medical and psychosocial conditions that require carefully coordinated, individualized care. As this population drives unplanned readmissions, [...]