Transitional Care.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online). 3 credits. Partial semester course which will be delivered in the second nine weeks of the semester. Explores care coordination in the hospital setting with a focus on discharge planning, medication reconciliation and effective care transitions out of the hospital. Addresses how to identify those patients who have high risk for excess utilization of hospital resources due to limited financial means, lack of insurance, chronic illness and/or catastrophic injury. Addresses national recommendations for effective care coordination strategies to improve patient outcomes.