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A collaborative chain out of phase
(Journal article, 2013)Purpose: To understand the needs of information in the collaboration between health personnel in hospitals and care nursing personnel in municipal care in the process of discharging care-needing older patients from ... -
Electronic exchange of discharge summaries between hospital and municipal care from health personnel’s perspectives
(Journal article, 2010)Introduction: Information and communication technologies (ICT) are seen as potentially powerful tools that may promote integration of care across organisational boundaries. Here, we present findings from a study of a ... -
Nurses’ information exchange during older patient transfer: Prevalence and associations with patient and transfer characteristics
(Journal article, 2013)Introduction: To ensure continuity of care, it is important to effectively communicate the health status of older patients who are transferred between health care organizations. The objectives of this study were to: (1) ... -
Quality in transitional care of the elderly: Key challenges and relevant improvement measures
(Journal article, 2014)Introduction: Elderly people aged over 75 years with multifaceted care needs are often in need of hospital treatment. Transfer across care levels for this patient group increases the risk of adverse events. The aim of this ... -
The role of an intermediate unit in a clinical pathway
(Journal article, 2013)Introduction: Different care models have been established to achieve more coordinated clinical pathways for older patients in the transition between hospital and home. This study explores an intermediate unit’s role in a ...