Jason Leitch, DDS, Health Foundation Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement;
John D. Dean, MD, FRCP, Health Foundation Fellow, Consultant Physician, Bolton Diabetes Centre;
Peter I. Lachman, MD, FRCPCH, Health Foundation Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

      This session will explore the challenges presented by the silos health care organizations have created across systems. The artificial blockages that patients encounter between different health care providers and types of care will be described, as well as ways to make transitions in care less time consuming and confusing for providers and patients.
      After this presentation you will be able to:

• Describe the challenges presented by transitions in health care.
• Recognize blockages and waste in your health care system when patients move between providers.
• Adapt and apply best practice examples from around the world in your institution.