Transitions of care across hospital settings in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, inflammatory disorder characterised by both intestinal and extra-intestinal pathology. Patients may receive both emergency and elective care from several providers, often in different hospital settings. Poorly managed transitions of care between providers can lead to inefficiencies in care and patient safety issues. To ensure that the sharing of patient information between providers is appropriate, timely, accurate and secure, effective data-sharing infrastructure needs to be developed. To optimise inter-hospital data-sharing for IBD patients, we need to better understand patterns of hospital encounters in this group.

Aim

To determine the type and location of hospital services accessed by IBD patients in England.

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SUBMITTER: Warren LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6506584 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature