Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home Challenge

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Article Publication Date: 
2/5/2012
Summary: 
The care transitions challenge aims to stimulate the use of simple, information technology-enabled processes and tools to make transitions easier and safer for patients, caregivers and providers, particularly when a patient is discharged from a hospital. The first health IT challenge, Ensuring Safe Transitions from Hospital to Home, called upon developers to create a web-based application that could empower patients and caregivers to better navigate and manage a transition from a hospital.
Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults
Sources: 
ONC
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
patient safety; The Partnership for Patients; improving patient care; empowering patients and caregivers; rehospitalization

Contact

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Jean-Luc Neptune
jl@health2con.com

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53037