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Care Transitions Program:
Under the leadership of Dr. Eric
Coleman, the aim of the Care Transitions Program is to
improve the quality and safety of care hand-offs (e.g.,
transfer from one care facility or to another, or from
hospital to home) for persons with complex care needs.
See, in particular, the tools
developed by Dr. Coleman with funding from the John A.
Hartford Foundation and the Robert Woods Johnson
Foundation to help the elderly and/or their caregivers
manage transitions from one care setting to another
while minimizing the high potential for medical mishap.
Speak Up: Help Prevent
Errors In Your Care - Brochures
In March 2002, The Joint
Commission, together with the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), launched a national campaign to
urge patients to take a role in preventing health care
errors by becoming active, involved and informed
participants on the health care team.
The Joint Commission has made
various brochures available for your personal use, to
download and/or to print. These documents help hospitals
and patients safeguard transitions and discharges from
care settings.
Topics covered include the
following:
Senior Mentor Programs:
Funded by the John A. Hartford
Foundation, the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, the
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, the American Association
of Medical Colleges, and other foundations, Senior
Mentor programs are designed to help incoming medical
students develop a sensitivity and understanding of the
complex needs of elderly patients in order to ameliorate
the serious problems associated with a growing aging
population faced with retiring specialists in geriatric
medicine. Read about the program at the
University of South Carolina Medical School under
the supervision of Dr. Paul Eleazer here.
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awards $20 million for
geriatrics training.
Drug Assistance Programs:
Links to drug company programs for
those who need help getting their prescription
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