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. 2013 Nov 16:2013:1231.
eCollection 2013.

The current capabilities of health information technology to support care transitions

Lipika Samal  1 , Patricia C Dykes  1 , Jeffrey Greenberg  2 , Omar Hasan  3 , Arjun K Venkatesh  4 , Lynn A Volk  5 , David W Bates  6
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The current capabilities of health information technology to support care transitions

Lipika Samal et al. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. .

Abstract

To determine whether HIT currently supports care transitions we interviewed clinicians from several healthcare settings. We learned about HIT tools to help nurses facilitate transitions, but discovered that there are few tools to promote high quality, safe transitions of care. We also found that HIT is rarely employed for patient-centered care coordination mechanisms. In conclusion, HIT tools are typically used within one healthcare setting to prepare for a transition, rather than across healthcare settings.

Keywords: care coordination; care transitions; electronic health record; meaningful use.

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    1. Samal LDP, Greenberg J, Hasan O, Venkatesh AK, Volk LA, Bates DW. Critical Paths for Creating Data Platforms: Care Coordination N.Q. Forum, Editor. Washington, DC: 2012.
    1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Rockville, MD: Jan, 2011. Care Coordination Measures Atlas, Chapter 3. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0023-EF, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/careatlas/ Accessed March 12, 2013.

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