HealthLeaders Media May 13, 2022
Researchers surveyed patients about their experiences with care transitions from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to home.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Compared to White patients and patients of other races, more Black patients did not receive a telephone number to call with care-related questions after discharge.
– In the survey, 21.4% of patients said they did not receive a follow-up phone call after discharge.
– About 20% of patients reported that they had at least one social determinants of health challenge.
A survey of more than 1,000 patients found inconsistencies in care transition processes from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to home, including social determinants of health challenges and racial disparities, a new research article shows.
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