Health Transfer of Care Quality Improvement Project White Paper

In April 2021, with funding from the RI Department of Health and Tufts Health Plan and technical support from the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, CTC-RI piloted a quality improvement initiative that focused on transitions of care from pediatric to adult practices. This pilot included 7 practice dyads, each consisting of a pediatric and an adult practice that applied together to participate in the initiative. There was successful engagement of all partners, with the resulting transfer of 29 young adults to adult primary care while an additional 12 were awaiting their first adult medicine appointment at the end of the program. The young adults and the providers reported positive experiences. Overall, the project succeeded in engaging youth in the process of transfer, and included the co-design and review of their medical summaries as well as an intentional, warm handoff to adult care. Read the full white paper here.