Media and Public Relations
NTOCC provides tools and resources to patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and policy makers who seek to address challenges in meeting the needs of patients transitioning between care settings. Patient care during transitions is often rushed, responsibility is fragmented among multiple providers and communication suffers across care settings. These failures lead to undue burdens on patients and their families and negatively impact patient safety, quality of care, outcomes and health care costs. The focus of NTOCC is to bring together thought leaders and healthcare experts from various settings to address this critical issue, define solutions and develop tools to address the gaps impacting patient care.
Tools and resources developed by NTOCC are made available to everyone in the healthcare industry including providers, payers, and patients. Information and resources are made available to policy makers and media members who seek a better understanding of the Transitions of Care challenge and how to address it effectively.
AVAILABLE TOOLS & RESOURCES
NTOCC wants to help media representatives with information on Transitions of Care challenges and the tools available to help improve transitions.
Join NTOCC as an individual subscriber or ask for your company to join as an Associate Member to be notified as new tools become available.
COVID-19 HEALTH MANAGEMENT
NTOCC is excited to share a new consumer tool and resource. “COVID-19 Health Management”. This resource can assist consumers in talking to their health care professionals about issues and concerns they may have if exposed to or having symptoms related to COVID-19.
Informational Slide Deck
Download this presentation to learn more about how transitions of care impact care delivery and how NTOCC is working to improve transitions.
Informational Brochure
This brochure contains easy to understand information about transitions of care that can help you in sharing and discussing this critical health care issue.
Policy Paper
This detailed concept paper outlines steps to be considered by the healthcare industry and policy makers to improve transition performance. Studying this paper will help you better understand the problem of poor transitions of care and how policy makers, professionals and consumers can work together to improve transitions.
Issue Briefs: Improving Transitions of Care
This issue brief organizes the findings and considerations of the vision of the National Transitions of Care Coalition.
Improving Transitions of Care with Health Information Technology
NTOCC believes that for Health Information Technology (HIT) to make a difference in transitions of care, the technology must address several critical steps. The components include standardized processes, good communication, required performance measures, established accountability, and strong care coordination. Without addressing each step, the promise of HIT’s affect on overall transition of care improvement will not be realized.
Because there is little guidance on how to use HIT in ways that specifically improve transitions of care, this paper builds upon NTOCC’s overall recommendations for improving transitions of care and the national agenda as it relates to HIT, and identifies problems and considerations as they relate to NTOCC’s overall goals.
NTOCC Press Releases
Learn more about NTOCC and its commitment to improving care coordination and the quality of Transitions of Care.
Review NTOCC's press release archives
NTOCC welcomes press inquiries and requests for interviews or commentary on issues related to Transitions of Care, care coordination, and health care quality.
For general inquiries or to schedule interviews, please contact:
Ms. Val Emmons
(501)712-8686
valemmons@gmail.com