Evolution of a Project to Improve Inpatient-to-Outpatient Dermatology Care Transitions: Mixed Methods Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In-hospital dermatological care has shifted from dedicated dermatology wards to consultation services, and some consulted patients may require postdischarge follow-up in outpatient dermatology. Safe and timely care transitions from inpatient-to-outpatient specialty care are critical for patient health, but communication around these transitions can be disjointed, and workflows can be complex.

Objective

In this 3-phase quality improvement effort, we developed and evaluated an intervention that leveraged an electronic health record (EHR) feature, known as SmartPhrase, to enable a new workflow to improve transitions from inpatient care to outpatient dermatology.

Methods

Phase 1 (February-March 2021) included interviews with patients and process mapping with ke

SUBMITTER: Kling SMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335331 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature