Transitions of Care Is A Team Sport

Presented by

Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN

Executive Director of NTOCC

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Summary: 

Successful transition of care is built on the concept of a collaborative care team at every level of care.  Dr. Eric Coleman has often alluded to the fact that “transitions of care is a team sport.”  Knowing what the traits of a successful team culture should be helps us understand the focus and importance of building successful care teams. It also means opening up the communication channels not only between the all the providers of care but to include the patient and family caregiver as well.  When you have the care team defined does everyone know their role and the role of others?  Do we know how to communicate clearly, how to address different points of view and how to handle conflict?  Did we throw our collaborative care team together quickly or really assess, evaluate and embraced change when current roles and functions were not working?  This session will look at how we can address these concerns.

Objectives:

• Define the traits associated with a successful team culture

• Compare the playing fields of team sports to the playing field of healthcare

• Identify who’s on the care team and their roles and responsibilities related to transitions

• Discuss a transitions of care playlist/checklist.

Speaker Bio:

Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN, serves as the Executive Director for the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) and President/CEO of Integrity Advocacy & Management. Her leadership in quality improvement, case management, integrated health care, care coordination, and transitions of care is known on the national and international landscape. She is affiliated with various professional organizations and maintains active roles on several national boards and committees including URAC’s Health Standards Committee and URAC’s Health Equity Council, CMS Caregiver Workgroup, ABQAURP Board of Directors and ABQAURP CME Committee, Alliance for Health Innovation and the engAGE with HEART Project.

*This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) and the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC).  ABQAURP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABQAURP is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses. This activity is designated for 1 contact hour through the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # 50-94.