Continuity of Care Between Family Practice Physicians and Hospitalist Services

McMillan, Ashlee; Trompeter, Jessica M.; Havrda, Dawn E.; Fox, Jeremy R.

doi:10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00165.x

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“…Fourteen of the 20 (70 %) articles 15,16,[21][22][23][24][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] reported quantitative results on the occurrence of provider-to-provider communication ( Table 2).…”

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“…1): 13 cross-sectional studies, [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] four cohort studies, [28][29][30][31] two randomized controlled trials, 32,33 and one quasi-experimental study 34 (Table 1). Studies were conducted in the US (n=11), [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]24,28,29,34 Australia (n=6), 22,25,[30][31][32][33] and United Kingdom (n=3). 23,26,27 Most studies evaluated the transition from outpatient clinic to hospital admission (n=9).…”

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“…23,26,27 Most studies evaluated the transition from outpatient clinic to hospital admission (n=9). 16,19,[21][22][23]25,27,28,32 Other described transitions included nursing home to the emergency department (four studies), 17,18,20,34 clinic to the emergency department (four studies), 26,30,31,33 and three from an unspecified site to hospital admission. 15,24,29 Overall, the majority of the acute care settings involved are individual hospitals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…15,24,29 Overall, the majority of the acute care settings involved are individual hospitals. 15,16,19,[21][22][23][24][25]27,28,30,32,33 Three studies noted academic centers as the acute care setting 15,16,19 and four other studies described a Bdistrict hospital's^involve-ment. 23,27,30,33 None of the studies reviewed clearly stated that the study involved integrated health systems (see Table 1).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Out of the 14 studies with quantitative data, seven reported numerical frequencies of direct communication. The two studies reporting the highest direct communication rates were ones that used telephone contact as the mode of communication: 1) between a hospitalist to a primary care provider (69 %) 28 ; and 2) a medical resident telephoning a primary care provider (70.5 %). 24 Direct communication via referral letters was only moderately successful, either via electronic referrals (21 %) 34 or written referrals from the general practitioner taken to the emergency department (19.7 %).…”

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Provider-to-Provider Communication during Transitions of Care from Outpatient to Acute Care: A Systematic Review

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BACKGROUND: Most research on transitions of care has focused on the transition from acute to outpatient care. Little is known about the transition from outpatient to acute care. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the transition from outpatient to acute care, focusing on provider-to-provider communication and its impact on quality of care. METHODS: We searched the MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases for English-language articles describing direct communication between outpatient providers and acute care providers around patients presenting to the emergency department or admitted to the hospital. We conducted double, independent review of titles, abstracts, and full text articles. Conflicts were resolved by consensus. Included articles were abstracted using standardized forms. We maintained search results via Refworks (ProQuest, Bethesda, MD). Risk of bias was assessed using a modified version of the Downs' and Black's tool. RESULTS: Of 4009 citations, twenty articles evaluated direct provider-to-provider communication around the outpatient to acute care transition. Most studies were cross-sectional (65 %), conducted in the US (55 %), and studied communication between primary care and inpatient providers (62 %). Of three studies reporting on the association between communication and 30-day readmissions, none found a significant association; of these studies, only one reported a measure of association (adjusted OR for communication vs. no communication, 1.08; 95 % CI 0.92-1.26). DISCUSSION: The literature on provider-to-provider communication at the transition from outpatient to acute care is sparse and heterogeneous. Given the known importance of communication for other transitions of care, future studies are needed on provider-to-provider communication during this transition. Studies evaluating ideal methods for communication to reduce medical errors, utilization, and optimize patient satisfaction at this transition are especially needed.KEY WORDS: care transitions; continuity of care; provider-to-provider communication.

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“…Fourteen of the 20 (70 %) articles 15,16,[21][22][23][24][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] reported quantitative results on the occurrence of provider-to-provider communication ( Table 2).…”

Section: Provider-to-provider Communication Quantitative Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%