"Ms. B changes doctors": using a comic and patient transition packet to engineer patient-oriented clinic handoffs (EPOCH).

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Few patient-centered interventions exist to improve year-end residency clinic handoffs. AIM:Our purpose was to assess the impact of a patient-centered transition packet and comic on clinic handoff outcomes. SETTING:The study was conducted at an academic medicine residency clinic. PARTICIPANTS:Participants were patients undergoing resident clinic handoff 2011-2013 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Two months before the 2012 handoff, patients received a "transition packet" incorporating patient-identified solutions (i.e., a new primary care provider (PCP) welcome letter with photo, certificate of recognition, and visit preparation tool). In 2013, a comic was incorporated to stress the importance of follow-up. PROGRAM EVALUATION:Patients were interviewed by phone with response rates of 32 % in 2011, 43 % in 2012 and 36 % in 2013. Most patients who were interviewed were aware of the handoff post-packet (95 %). With the comic, more patients recalled receiving the packet (44 % 2012 vs. 64 % 2013, p< 0.001) and correctly identified their new PCP (77 % 2012 vs. 98 % 2013, p< 0.001). Among patients recalling the packet, most (70 % 2012; 65 % 2013) agreed it helped them establish rapport. Both years, fewer patients missed their first new PCP visit (43 % in 2011, 31 % in 2012 and 26 % in 2013, p< 0.001). DISCUSSION:A patient-centered transition packet helped prepare patients for clinic handoffs. The comic was associated with increased packet recall and improved follow-up rates.

journal_name

J Gen Intern Med

authors

Pincavage AT,Lee WW,Venable LR,Prochaska M,Staisiunas DD,Beiting KJ,Czerweic MK,Oyler J,Vinci LM,Arora VM

doi

10.1007/s11606-014-3009-4

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-02-01 00:00:00

pages

257-60

issue

2

eissn

0884-8734

issn

1525-1497

journal_volume

30

pub_type

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