Even with the best system in place, best coordination, and the most activated patients; no single organization can improve care transitions independently - all aspects of the community need to be involved along the continuum to really impact positive change in Coloradoans health. One solution is a collective impact approach. Collective impact is particularly applicable to the HTC campaign and actually helped get the ball rolling early in the planning stages when the campaign was just an idea.     

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Patient education can reduce hospital readmissions significantly. When a patient is able to understand their diagnosis and how to properly manage their condition, the patient is 30% less likely to return to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged ("Reducing Hospital Readmissions With Enhanced Patient Education").

HTC is putting together a group to begin work examining patient safety efforts across Colorado. Patient safety is a critical piece of successful care transitions and we would like to expand the available resources on what is happening in Colorado. This group will be led by Donna Kasuda from Think About It Colorado. Please click here if you are interested in joining this group!