Washington, D.C. — April 1, 2026 — The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) released its national report today, “The State of Transitions of Care: Findings from the 2025 NTOCC National Summit,” exposing widespread systemic breakdowns in how patients are transitioned across healthcare settings and are calling for immediate, coordinated policy reform. The report reflects insights from 80 healthcare professionals representing hospitals, post-acute providers, pharmacist

The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) issued a statement opposing the CMS final rule mandating minimum nurse staffing levels at skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, warning that the unfunded mandate—amid a nationwide labor shortage—could displace nearly 300,000 nursing home residents. NTOCC President Jacqueline Vance argued the rule won't fix the workforce crisis without accompanying funding or development programs, and could instead force facility clos

TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Transitions of Care Coalition Issues Statement on CMS Final Rule For Minimum Staffing in Skilled Nursing & Long Term Care Facilities NTOCC President voices concern regarding the CMS final rule for the minimum staffing mandate regarding long term care and skilled nursing facilities, as it is currently written. The National Transition of Care Coalition (NTOCC), is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated

The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) released its revised 2022 Care Transitions Bundle, updating the original 2011 framework of seven essential intervention categories for successful patient handoffs, with a new appendix of updated terminology and a redesigned, more user-friendly graphic guide. NTOCC President Dr. James Lett called it one of the coalition's most-used resources, designed to help practitioners address today's care coordination challenges across he

NTOCC has launched a Pharmacist Transitions of Care initiative, forming a 15-member multidisciplinary Advisory Task Force—co-chaired by Sara Panella, PharmD, and Norris Turner, PharmD, PhD—that developed a consensus "Ten Principles of Pharmacists in Transitions of Care" to advocate for pharmacists' expanded role in care coordination. Building on that work, NTOCC has now formed a Pharmacist Transitions of Care Advisory Committee, chaired by Panella with Charlie Page as co-chai