Open AccessInformation management goals and process failures during home visits for middle-aged and older adults receiving skilled home healthcare services after hospital discharge: a multisite, qualitative study
Author(s) -
Alicia I. Arbaje,
Ashley M. Hughes,
Nicole E. Werner,
Kimberly Carl,
Dawn Hohl,
Kate Jones,
Kathryn H. Bowles,
Kitty S. Chan,
Bruce Leff,
Ayşe P. Gürses
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj quality and safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.53
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2044-5423
pISSN - 2044-5415
DOI - 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008163
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , nursing , referral , qualitative research , health information technology , patient safety , agency (philosophy) , social science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Middle-aged and older adults requiring skilled home healthcare ('home health') services following hospital discharge are at high risk of experiencing suboptimal outcomes. Information management (IM) needed to organise and communicate care plans is critical to ensure safety. Little is known about IM during this transition.