Sungho Oh, Elaine Sang, Michael A Stawnychy, Patrik Garren, Sang Bin You, Melissa O'Connor, Karen B Hirschman, Nancy Hodgson, Teresa Cranston, Juliane Jablonski, Karen O'Brien, Michael Newcomb, Melissa Spahr, Kathryn H Bowles
STUDY AIM: This study aims to describe the transition-in-care work process for sepsis survivors going from hospitals to home health care (HHC) and identify facilitators and barriers to enable practice change and safe care transitions using a human factors and systems engineering approach. BACKGROUND: Despite high readmission risk for sepsis survivors, the transition-in-care work process from hospitals to HHC has not been described. METHODS: We analyzed semi-structured needs assessment interviews with 24 stakeholders involved in transitioning sepsis survivors from two hospitals and one affiliated HHC agency participating in the parent implementation science study, I-TRANSFER...
January 3, 2024: Human Factors