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Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Prince, M; Allen, D; Chittenden, S; Misuraca, J; Hockenberry, MJ
Published in: Clinical journal of oncology nursing
February 2019

Transitional care from inpatient to outpatient settings is a high-risk time for medical errors and missed follow-up appointments. Discharge checklists and handoffs are effective tools that lead to improved quality of care and outcomes.The purpose of this project was to implement an evidence-based discharge checklist and handoff template to improve and standardize transitional care from hospital to home for patients with hematologic malignancies.The advanced practice providers (APPs) completed the discharge checklist at least 24 hours prior to discharge. The APPs requested appointments through the electronic health record using the discharge handoff tool. Chi-square analysis and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.Implementation of the discharge checklist resulted in a statistically significant increase in the number of patients who had a follow-up appointment scheduled prior to discharge. The discharge handoff tool standardized communication between inpatient and outpatient providers.

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Published In

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

DOI

EISSN

1538-067X

ISSN

1092-1095

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

36 / 42

Related Subject Headings

  • Transitional Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Patient Handoff
  • Patient Discharge
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Female
 

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Prince, M., Allen, D., Chittenden, S., Misuraca, J., & Hockenberry, M. J. (2019). Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 23(1), 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.cjon.36-42
Prince, Mariah, Deborah Allen, Sarah Chittenden, Joey Misuraca, and Marilyn J. Hockenberry. “Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies.Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 23, no. 1 (February 2019): 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.cjon.36-42.
Prince M, Allen D, Chittenden S, Misuraca J, Hockenberry MJ. Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2019 Feb;23(1):36–42.
Prince, Mariah, et al. “Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies.Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2019, pp. 36–42. Epmc, doi:10.1188/19.cjon.36-42.
Prince M, Allen D, Chittenden S, Misuraca J, Hockenberry MJ. Improving Transitional Care: The Role of Handoffs and Discharge Checklists in Hematologic Malignancies. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2019 Feb;23(1):36–42.

Published In

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

DOI

EISSN

1538-067X

ISSN

1092-1095

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

36 / 42

Related Subject Headings

  • Transitional Care
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Patient Handoff
  • Patient Discharge
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Female