Understanding Information Continuity and its Impact on Care for Older Adults

Grant Summary

This project will lead to improvements in care continuity for older adults through research on the ways that information continuity affects patients as they transition between care settings. The project team will collect new, and analyze existing, qualitative and quantitative data on what constitutes effective information continuity for ensuring safe and effective transitions from the hospital to post-acute care settings. In addition, the project will convene a summit and share results with key stakeholders and health systems.

Grant Details

Organization

Harvard University

Grant Amount

$898,426

Grant Period

24 months

Approval Date

June 2017

Priority Area

Age-Friendly Health Systems

Status

Closed

Primary Contact

Ashish K. Jha
ajha@hsph.harvard.edu

Program Officer

Mary Jane Koren

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