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Heidi Buysse¹, Pascal Coorevits, Geert Thienpont

¹Dept. of Medical Informatics & Statistics, Ghent University, Belgium.

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Summary

Healthcare providers face challenges tracking patient information between home health care (HHC) and hospitals. Improved data sharing ensures better continuity of care and patient preparation for transitions between care settings.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Healthcare Management
Patient Care Coordination

Background:

Hospitals and home health care (HHC) organizations struggle with patient information tracking.
Lack of seamless data exchange hinders continuity of care and effective patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and address critical information-tracking problems between hospitals and HHC organizations.
To propose a solution for improved data sharing and care continuity.

Main Methods:

Collaborative discussion with stakeholders involved in the IBBT-Trans-eCare project.
Problem identification, goal definition, and solution development.

Main Results:

Defined current challenges in inter-organizational patient data exchange.
Established goals for improved information flow.
Presented a solution to enhance data sharing and patient care insights.

Conclusions:

Effective information sharing between hospitals and HHC organizations is crucial for continuity of care.
The proposed solution aims to provide better insights into patient care pathways, improving preparedness for transitions.