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. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), this initiative brings together a broad coalition around the vision of preventing avoidable injuries and reducing health care costs... managed transition or hand-off. One such patient was previously on Warfarin (a blood thinner) at home prior to major heart surgery. She was put on Heparin (another blood thinner) while... medication in the discharge summary from the surgical service. The efforts to clarify why the patient was no longer on anticoagulation took several hours of clinician time at her...

not have to look far for examples of individual patients who were affected by a poorly managed transition or hand-off. One such patient was previously on Warfarin (a blood thinner... was not restarted, her Heparin was not continued and there was no mention of either medication in the discharge summary from the surgical service. The efforts to clarify why the patient... hospitals that have been designated as Primary Stroke Service hospitals. In the treatment of stroke, time is everything. The clot buster tPA must be given within three hours of the onset...

prevention and management) in the communities the Partners system serves. In addition, Matt focuses on improving systems of care for low income patients and their caregivers... Director for the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare and then as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services during the second and third terms of Governor Michael... Service (SFSP) program, as well as our partnership with Project Bread, children don t have to miss meals during the summer months. We are helping to close the meal gap and prevent...