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What are some of the barriers and limitations to the transition from one level of care to another

Successful transition of patients from one care level to another is normal and of great importance . Patients who receive good aftercare after inpatient treatment come out much stronger and with low rates of readmission . However in many cases this is not the case hence posing the patients to health risk

Some of the barriers and limits to these transitions include financial

br constrains , low levels of knowledge and lack of adequate advice to the patients by the health professionals . Ignorance on the side of the people or the professionals also plays a big role . Education and creation of awareness to the general public on the importance of this transition is paramount in that it reduces the risks involved at the various levels (Holloway , 2008 . Lack of a clear policy on ways to improve care such as transition care support and voluntary sharing of information on the issue is big obstacle to successful care transition

For elderly , care transitions can usually lead to medication related complications and significantly reduced life span or quality . These calls for devoted efforts by the relevant parties to develop and put in place the necessary tools and initiatives to ensure improved transition It should be noted that the impact of human error in medicine is unclear since the risk in the health care are based on the disease itself , the desired...