Implementation of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) has been associated with which of the following favorable outcomes (select all that apply)?
a. Decreased length of stay
b. Reductions in total health care costs
c. Reductions in preventable hospital read-missions
d. Increased overall satisfaction with the care experience
e. Long-term improvements in physical health, functional status, and quality of life
B, C, D
The TCM is a delivery system innovation that is designed to increase alignment of the care sys-tem with the preferences, needs, and values of high-risk individuals and their family caregivers and achieve higher-quality outcomes while reducing health care costs (Naylor, 2012). Imple-mentation of the TCM has been associated with the following favorable outcomes: 1) reductions in preventable hospital readmissions; 2) short-term improvements in physical health, functional status, and quality of life; 3) increased overall satisfaction with the care experience; and 4) re-ductions in total health care costs.
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