Transitional Care

"Transitional Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Health care provided during a transition to a different mode of care (e.g., TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE).

Descriptor ID	D000069341
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.812 E02.760.940 N02.421.585.169.812 N02.421.585.940 N04.590.233.727.210.812
Concept/Terms	Transitional Care Transitional Care Care, Transitional Cares, Transitional Transitional Cares Transition Care Transition Cares

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Transitional Care".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Transitional Care [E02.760.169.812]
Transitional Care [E02.760.940]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Transitional Care [N02.421.585.169.812]
Transitional Care [N02.421.585.940]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Transitional Care [N04.590.233.727.210.812]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Transitional Care".

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2016 and 2017 and 2018 and 2024 and 2026

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2
2026	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Transitional Care" by people in Profiles.

Kim HJ, Sim JA, Lee SY, Yoo SH. Association between palliative care consultation and care transition outcomes among hospitalized advanced cancer patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 May 09; 10(3).

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O'Connor L, Sison SDM, Eisenstock K, Ito K, McGee S, Del Poza I, Hall M, Ulintz A, Rowe J, Soni A, Dickson E, Broach JP, McManus DD. Evaluating a Mobile Integrated Health Transitional Care Program to Reduce Readmissions: Findings From a Quasi-Experimental Design. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Apr; 74(4):1132-1140.

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O'Connor L, Sison S, Eisenstock K, Ito K, McGee S, Mele X, Del Poza I, Hall M, Smiley A, Inzerillo J, Kinsella K, Soni A, Dickson E, Broach JP, McManus DD. Paramedic-Assisted Community Evaluation After Discharge: The PACED Intervention. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 10; 25(10):105165.

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O'Connor L, Soni A. Mind the Gap: The Substance and Quality of Transitional Care. Med Care. 2024 08 01; 62(8):501-502.

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Huth K, Hotz A, Emara N, Robertson B, Leaversuch M, Mercer AN, Khan A, Campos ML, Liss I, Hahn PD, Graham DA, Rossi L, Thomas MV, Elias N, Morris M, Glader L, Pinkham A, Bardsley KM, Wells S, Rogers J, Berry JG, Mauskar S, Starmer AJ. Reduced Postdischarge Incidents After Implementation of a Hospital-to-Home Transition Intervention for Children With Medical Complexity. J Patient Saf. 2023 10 01; 19(7):493-500.

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Li J, Du G, Clouser JM, Stromberg A, Mays G, Sorra J, Brock J, Davis T, Mitchell S, Nguyen HQ, Williams MV. Improving evidence-based grouping of transitional care strategies in hospital implementation using statistical tools and expert review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jan 07; 21(1):35.

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Rinne ST, Lindenauer PK, Au DH. Unexpected Harm From an Intensive COPD Intervention. JAMA. 2019 10 08; 322(14):1357-1359.

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Rinne ST, Lindenauer PK, Au DH. Intensive Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Patients With COPD. JAMA. 2018 12 11; 320(22):2322-2324.

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Davis M, Koroloff N, Sabella K, Sarkis M. Crossing the Age Divide: Cross-Age Collaboration Between Programs Serving Transition-Age Youth. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2018 07; 45(3):356-369.

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Tan EK, Loh KP, Goff SL. Internal Medicine Hospitalists' Perceived Barriers and Recommendations for Optimizing Secondary Prevention of Osteoporotic Hip Fractures. South Med J. 2017 12; 110(12):749-753.

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