Researching Quality in Care Transitions

Part 1. Introduction

1. Crossing Boundaries: Quality in Care Transitions
Karina Aase, Lene Schibevaag, Justin Waring

2. Studying Complex Care Transitions from a Qualitative Perspective
Kristin A. Laugaland, Dagrunn N. Dyrstad, Karina Aase

3. Studying Complex Care Transitions from a Quantitative Perspective
Line K. Bragstad, Christina Foss

Part 2. Patient Perspective

4. Patient Experiences of Safety in Care Transitions
Jason Scott

5. The Role of Next of Kin in Care Transitions
Dagrunn N. Dyrstad, Marianne Storm

6. Connecting with Older People: Multiple Transitions in Same Place
Fiona Marshall

Part 3. Contexts and Characteristics

7. Pre-hospital Transitions and Emergency Care
Jason Scott, Darren Flynn, Katharine Chan, Mark-Alexander Sujan

8. The Role of Professionals’ Competencies in Care Transitions
Marianne Storm

9. The Knowledge Brokering Situations of Care Transitions
Simon Bishop, Justin Waring

10. Transitional Care in a Federated Landscape
Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Rebecca Mitchell, Johanna Westbrook, Kate Churruca

Part 4. Improving Care Transitions

11. In-Hospital Handovers: A Context-Specific Design Process
Doris Østergaard, Marlene D. Madsen, Lene F. Petersen, Inger M. Siemsen

12. Can an Elephant Crack a Nut with a Sledgehammer? How Physicians Cross Boundaries
Antoinette Bont, Dorien Zwart

13. The Meeting Point: Organising for Knowledge Transfer
Randi N. Heskestad, Karina Aase

14. The Role of Integrated Care and Population Health
Oliver Groene, Alexander Pimperl, Helmut Hildebrandt

Part 5. Conclusions

15. Deconstructing Quality in Care Transitions
Justin Waring, Karina Aase

16. Erratum to: Researching Quality in Care Transitions
Karina Aase, Justin Waring, Lene Schibevaag

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