Presentation Summary: Eric Coleman, MD, MPH

Eric Coleman, MD, MPH  is a Professor of Medicine within the Divisions of Health Care Policy and Research and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Colorado – Denver.  He walked attendees through Care Transitions Intervention (CTI), an-evidence-based for model for improving quality of transitional care. Dr. Coleman described the transitional care roadmap in five steps: (1) Understand patterns of cross-setting care; (2) Discuss the confluence in national health policy; (3) Identify high-risk patients; (4) Engage physicians and hospitals; and (5) Engage patients to become more active in their transitional care.