Hospital Admission and Discharge: Lessons Learned from a Large Programme in Southwest Germany.
Johanna ForstnerMaximilian PilzCornelia StraßnerAline WeisNicola Alexandra LitkeLorenz UhlmannFrank Peters-KlimmFrank AluttisAnnika BaldaufMarion KielMarkus QreiniPetra Kaufmann-KolleJanina Schubert-HaackNadja El-KurdKatrin Tomaschko-UbeländerSarah TreffertRonja RückBärbel HandlosGökce KarakasSurapong LertthammakiatJoachim SzecsenyiPublished in: International journal of integrated care (2023)
Structured information transfer at hospital admission and discharge makes sense but the added value in the context of a GP-based programme seems modest. Primary care teams should be involved in pre- and post-hospital care.