Care Transitions in Complex Patients
- Author:
Tay Wei Yi
;
Low Lian Leng
- Publication Type:journal article
- Keywords:
Transitional Care;
Care Integration;
Complex
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2016;42(4):27-33
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Healthcare delivery is transforming from hospital-centric episodic care to a more patient-centric comprehensive and continuing care that caters to the changing needs of an ageing population and finite healthcare resources. The transition period during which patients move between healthcare settings is a period of vulnerability that requires well-executed care transitions. The relatively less-developed primary, intermediate and long-term care sector further underlines the importance of good transitional care. This article serves to introduce Family Physicians to the importance of transitional care, its broad concepts and a simple framework to help manage complex patients comprehensively in any Family Medicine practice setting.
