ArticleJournal of patient safety2021
Patient and Physician Experience with Interhospital Transfer: A Qualitative Study.
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- Patient and family-centered care practices during inter-facility transfer of critically ill children: an exploratory mixed methods study.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
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- Re-envisioning interhospital transfer: A qualitative study exploring alternatives to transfer.Journal of hospital medicine · 2025Article
- Development of a Tool to Measure Potentially Inappropriate Inter-Hospital Transfer (IHT): The POINT Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- User Requirements and Conceptual Design for an Electronic Data Platform for Interhospital Transfer Between Acute Care Hospitals: User-Centered Design Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
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- Experience With an Optical Character Recognition Search Application for Review of Outside Medical Records.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Article
- Impact of Interhospital Transfer on Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis: Implications for Healthcare Quality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Information exchange, responsibilities and expectation management in interhospital transfers: a qualitative study of hospital medicine physicians and advanced practice providers.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Pediatricians' Perspectives on Introducing Transitional Care into Handover Between Pediatric Intensive Care Units and General Wards.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- When to Transfer: Predictors of Pediatric High Flow Nasal Cannula Failure at a Community Hospital.Hospital pediatrics · 2024Article
- Advancing health information during interhospital transfer: An interrupted time series.Journal of hospital medicine · 2023Article
- Implementation of a standardised accept note to improve communication during inter-hospital transfer: a prospective cohort study.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- "EM Doc On Call:" A Pilot Study to Improve Interhospital Transfers in Rwanda.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2023Article
- Inter-hospital Transfer Decision-making During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Qualitative Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- The invisible work of transfer centre nurses: A qualitative study of strategies to overcome communication challenges.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
- Enhanced Communication for Interhospital Transfers Increases Preparedness in an Academic Tertiary Care Center.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
- Methodology for designing intrahospital transportation of patients with suspected infectious disease that limits infection spread risk in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesAlthough existing data suggest marked variability in interhospital transfer (IHT), little is known about specific factors that may impact the quality and safety of this care transition. We aimed to explore transferred patients' and involved physicians' experience with IHT to better understand the components of the transfer continuum and identify potential targets for improvement.
methodsWe performed a qualitative study using individual interviews of adult patients recently transferred to cardiology, general medicine, and oncology services at a tertiary care academic medical center, as well as their transferring physician, accepting attending physician, and accepting/admitting resident physician. We conducted a thematic analysis, using an inductive approach and an a priori framework from pre-established domains.
resultsParticipants included 10 hospitalized adults (6 cardiology, 2 general medicine, and 2 oncology), 9 accepting attending physicians, 12 accepting and/or admitting resident physicians, and 5 transferring physicians (N = 36). Emergent themes demonstrated that participants held a shared understanding of the reason for transfer (most commonly access to more specialized care), and relayed a general dissatisfaction regarding the timing and lack of advanced notification of transfer. We also found distinct differences in IHT experience by stakeholder group: physician participants relayed discontent with intrahospital chains of communication and interhospital information exchange, and patient participants focused more readily on the physical aspects of IHT.
conclusionsThis study offers insight into IHT from the perspective of those most affected by this process, thereby identifying potential targets in addressing the quality and safety of this transition.
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