NTOCC and the Transitions of Care Pharmacy Advisory Committee are looking for clinicians who would like to participate on the NTOCC Pharmacy Advisory Committee. The committee mission statement: Our mission is to elevate the role of pharmacists in transitions of care by providing education and resources to strengthen their impact, collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers, and to improve continuity and outcomes across the healthcare continuum. T

Register for the next NTOCC LNL Webinar: “Bridging the Gaps in Care Transitions: The Powerful Partnership Between Pharmacists and Case Managers in Transplant and Neuro Care” Join NTOCC for the next Lunch N’ Learn webinar: September 1, 2026 AT 1 PM CT/2 PM ET Summary: Healthcare transitions remain one of the most vulnerable periods in a patient's journey, particularly for individuals with complex medical conditions. Improving outcomes requires more than effective handoffs. It

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), has launched QualTech, a new initiative seeking innovative technology solutions aligned with CMS quality priorities. CMS is inviting U.S.-based teams, academic institutions, nonprofits, private-sector organizations, industry associations and others to submit technology solutions that could help improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Finalists will be inv

LISTEN NOW: https://youtu.be/-vAoiq5PMY4 How can technology help caregivers recognize a patient’s decline before it becomes an emergency? In this episode of The Relay, host Val Emmons is joined by Jackie Vance, President of the National Transitions of Care Coalition, and Amy Chidester, owner of R.A. Chidester Consulting, for a practical discussion about how assistive technology is changing skilled nursing, long-term care, assisted living and transitions of care. The conversat

Register for the next NTOCC LNL Webinars; The CMS GUIDE Model & Transplants Partnerships Between Case Managers and Pharmacists - https://mailchi.mp/.../summer-2025-impact-newsletter... Join NTOCC for the next Lunch N’ Learn webinar: August 26, 2026 AT 1:00 PM CT/2:00 PM ET “GUIDE Through Transitions: The CMS GUIDE Model, the Transitions-of-Care Opportunity, and Lessons from Year One” Summary: The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model is a voluntary, nationwide

LISTEN NOW: https://youtu.be/WNo8p4Zr2S0?si=ZV97NkrrZweNp_4J A successful transplant is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a lifetime of medications, monitoring, appointments, caregiver support and coordinated care. In this episode of The Relay, host Val Emmons speaks with Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM, RIT, about the complex world of transplant case management and why transitions of care can determine whether a transplant succeeds long after surgery. J

The 2026 Summer National Transitions of Care Coalition IMPACT Newsletter is now available. This issue focuses on Transplants and transitions of care with CMSA Past President Janet Coulter. Read this issue here: https://lnkd.in/gs9YyNDb

LISTEN NOW: https://youtu.be/IBc3B-QXlQM?si=vtmDZ_A3M7gnrgvJ What happens when artificial intelligence meets patient care? On this episode of The Relay, host Val Emmons sits down with the team from Bettr AI to break down how AI is already changing healthcare — and why the future may be closer than people realize. Scott Birdwell and Michael Knowles explain how Bettr AI’s virtual healthcare assistant “Sophie” helps patients stay connected to their care teams between doctor visi

Register for the next NTOCC LNL Webinar: “Not New, Just Newly Noticed: Social Work’s Essential Role in Interdisciplinary Teams and Transitions of Care” MAY 11, 2026 AT 1:00PM CT/2:00PM ET Summary: Safe, effective transitions of care depend on more than sound clinical planning; they require an understanding of the real-life factors that shape a person’s ability to recover, engage, and follow through across settings. This session explores the essential role social workers play

LISTEN NOW: https://youtu.be/y5FtDdeXgtw?si=O0Aie2bve61u9PPQ in Episode 10 of The Relay, host Val Emmons sits down with Cheri Lattimer, Executive Director of the National Transitions of Care Coalition, (NTOCC) to unpack the newly released NTOCC 2026 State of Transitions of Care Findings, and the urgent healthcare challenges the report reveals. Link to Report: https://www.ntocc.org/washington-dc-s... Based on findings from the NTOCC DC Summit, the conversation explores why tra