Health Affairs has published a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report about the importance of transitional care in health reform.  The report examines transitional care programs under health reform designed to improve care quality while reducing costs.  The authors offer suggestions for effective transitional care program implementation under health reform.

Naylor, M.D., Aiken, L.H., Kurtzman, E.T., Olds, D.M., Hirschman, K.B.  (2011).  The importance of transitional care in achieving health reform.  Health Affairs, 30 (4): 746-754.  DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0041.  The Importance of Transitional Care in Achieving Health Reform

Authors: Mary D. Naylor, Linda H. Aiken, Ellen T. Kutzman, Danielle M. Olds, Karen B. Hirschman.