Learning From Lawsuits: Using Malpractice Claims Data to Develop Care Transitions Planning Tools

Conclusions Malpractice claims provided insights that enriched our understanding of suboptimal care transitions and guided the development of care transitions planning tools. Pilot testing suggested that the tools would be feasible for use with minor adjustment. The malpractice data can complement other approaches to characterize systems failures threatening patient safety.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research