Organizational culture: an important context for addressing and improving hospital to community patient discharge.
Hesselink G, Vernooij-Dassen M, Pijnenborg L, et al. Organizational culture: an important context for addressing and improving hospital to community patient discharge. Med Care. 2013;51(1):90-8. doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e31827632ec.
Focus groups of patients, hospital physicians, outpatient physicians, and nurses revealed many aspects of organizational culture that impede progress in enhancing care transitions. A recent systematic review identified promising strategies for improving continuity of care at discharge.