Key result
Poor communication accounts for ~37% of challenges during anticoagulant care transitions alongside medication discrepancies.
Why the study?
Patients on anticoagulants face high risks of complications during transitions of care, but limited consensus exists on best practice, requiring better understanding of current processes and barriers.
Design
Multicentre online survey study
Authors
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Warrants enhanced handoff procedures to safeguard anticoagulated patients during care transitions; supports targeted quality improvement and implementation research.
Healthcare professionals identify communication failures and medication discrepancies as key challenges in anticoagulant management during transitions of care, highlighting the need for standardized handover procedures and improved communication tools.
McCarthy et al. (2026) studied this question. Transitions of care for anticoagulated patients are primarily challenged by a lack of communication between settings (37%) and medication discrepancies (28%).
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