Transitional care is as a process that supports clients as they move between different health care settings, ensuring continuity and safety. Factors contributing to poor transitions of care outcomes include communication breakdown, care fragmentation, limited health literacy, socioeconomic factors, and health disparities.

Transitional care promotes seamless and well-coordinated care, reducing medication errors, preventing readmissions, and enhancing client engagement. By understanding the importance of effective care coordination and transitions, health care professionals can strive to optimize client outcomes and overall health care system performance

care coordination — the deliberate organization and integration of health care services across different providers and settings to facilitate the delivery of holistic and continuous care to…. care fragmentation — the division and disconnection of health care services and providers, leading to disjointed and uncoordinated client care. care transition models — strategic frameworks designed to improve the coordination and continuity of health care as clients transfer between different locations or different levels of care. discharge planning — a transitional care process that aims to ensure a smooth transition for a client from a hospital or other health care setting to their home or another facility (such as a….