‘Patient flow’ is an important component of high quality care in any healthcare organization. Whether it’s transitioning patients from one facility to another, or moving a patient through the process of care, it requires interdisciplinary collaboration and a strong organizational structure.
We’ve compiled a list of our favourite web resources and open access articles on patient flow for all healthcare organizations (acute, long-term care or community care).
Do you have any favourite resources on Patient Flow that aren’t listed below? We’d love to hear about them! Please post in the comments section.
Web Resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding. October 2011. Available here.
Local Health Integration Network (LHINC). Sharing Home Practices: Transition Management in Ontario: Home First Implementation Guide & Toolkit. February 2011. Available here.
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Quality and Service Improvement Tools: Patient Flow. 2008. Available here.
Patient Flow Scan. June 2014. Available here
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. International Affairs & Best Practice Guidelines: Care Transitions. March 2014. Available here
Sevin C, Evdokimoff M, Sobolewski S, Taylor J, Rutherford P, Coleman EA. How-to Guide: Improving Transitions from the Hospital to Home Health Care to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; June 2013. Available here
Open Access Articles
Fries, B.E. & James, M.L. (2012). Beyond section Q: prioritizing nursing home residents for transition to the community. BMC Health Services Research 12, 186. Available from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/186
Berendsen, A.J.; Marjella de Jong, G.; Meyboom-de Jong, B.; Dekker, J.H.; Schuling, J. (2009). Transition of care: experiences and preferences of patients across the primary/secondary interface – a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 9, 62. Available from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/62
