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In the survey of home health care nurses and staff, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 60 percent of respondents indicated they had not received enough information to guide patient treatment, while 44 percent reported encountering problems related to inadequate patient information.

\u201cWe have heard of medication errors occurring between hospitals and home healthcare providers,\u201d says Christine Jones, MD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. \u201cAs a result, patients can receive the wrong medication or the wrong dose. Some home health providers don\u2019t get accurate information about how long to leave a urinary catheter or intravenous line in.\u201d

\u201cAdditional tests recommended by hospital clinicians was the communication domain most frequently identified as insufficient (58 percent),\u201d states a study<\/a> published on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association<\/i>. \u201cMore than half of respondents (52 percent) indicated that patient preparation to receive HHC was inadequate, with patient expectations frequently including extended-hours caregiving, housekeeping, and transportation, which are beyond the scope of HHC.\u201d

Overall, researchers concluded that communication between hospitals and home healthcare was suboptimal and that patients are \u201coften not prepared to receive (home healthcare)\u201d when they are discharged from an acute care setting.

However, the survey found that respondents with electronic health record access for referring providers were less likely to encounter problems related to a lack of information (27 percent vs. 57 percent without EHR access). In addition, those surveyed with EHR access were also more likely to have sufficient information about medications and contact isolation.

Also See<\/b>: CMS rules boost record demands for home health<\/a>

As a result, the study\u2019s authors concluded that providing EHR access for home health care clinicians is a \u201cpromising solution\u201d to improve the quality of communication with hospitals.

\u201cAlmost all (96 percent) indicated that Internet-based access to a patient\u2019s hospital record would be at least somewhat useful,\u201d says Jones, the study's lead author. \u201cHowever, fewer than half reported having access to EHRs for referring hospitals or clinics.

\u201cFor hospitals and HHC agencies seeking strategies to improve communication, this study can provide targets for improvement,\" she adds. \u201cFuture interventions to improve communication between the hospital and HHC should aim to improve preparation of patients and caregivers to ensure they know what to expect from HHC and to provide access to EHR information for HHC agencies.\u201d","saveContent":"More than half of Colorado home health care clinicians say they have received insufficient information from hospitals to guide patient management, according to a new statewide survey.

In the survey of home health care nurses and staff, conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 60 percent of respondents indicated they had not received enough information to guide patient treatment, while 44 percent reported encountering problems related to inadequate patient information.

\u201cWe have heard of medication errors occurring between hospitals and home healthcare providers,\u201d says Christine Jones, MD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. \u201cAs a result, patients can receive the wrong medication or the wrong dose. Some home health providers don\u2019t get accurate information about how long to leave a urinary catheter or intravenous line in.\u201d

\u201cAdditional tests recommended by hospital clinicians was the communication domain most frequently identified as insufficient (58 percent),\u201d states a study<\/a> published on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association<\/i>. \u201cMore than half of respondents (52 percent) indicated that patient preparation to receive HHC was inadequate, with patient expectations frequently including extended-hours caregiving, housekeeping, and transportation, which are beyond the scope of HHC.\u201d

Overall, researchers concluded that communication between hospitals and home healthcare was suboptimal and that patients are \u201coften not prepared to receive (home healthcare)\u201d when they are discharged from an acute care setting.

However, the survey found that respondents with electronic health record access for referring providers were less likely to encounter problems related to a lack of information (27 percent vs. 57 percent without EHR access). In addition, those surveyed with EHR access were also more likely to have sufficient information about medications and contact isolation.

Also See<\/b>: CMS rules boost record demands for home health<\/a>

As a result, the study\u2019s authors concluded that providing EHR access for home health care clinicians is a \u201cpromising solution\u201d to improve the quality of communication with hospitals.

\u201cAlmost all (96 percent) indicated that Internet-based access to a patient\u2019s hospital record would be at least somewhat useful,\u201d says Jones, the study's lead author. \u201cHowever, fewer than half reported having access to EHRs for referring hospitals or clinics.

\u201cFor hospitals and HHC agencies seeking strategies to improve communication, this study can provide targets for improvement,\" she adds. \u201cFuture interventions to improve communication between the hospital and HHC should aim to improve preparation of patients and caregivers to ensure they know what to expect from HHC and to provide access to EHR information for HHC agencies.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Study: Poor hospital-home health communication puts patients at risk

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