A Multidisciplinary Transition Consult Service: Patient Referral Characteristics.

Purpose: Children's hospitals must provide developmentally appropriate care to increasing numbers of young adults with complex healthcare needs as they transition to adult-oriented care. This article describes the patients, service, and short-term outcomes of an interprofessional healthcare transition (HCT) consult team comprised of nurses, social workers, a community health worker, and physicians.

Design And Methods: The Adult Consult Team's tiered population framework stratifies patients by medical complexity.