An extended care facility-to-emergency department transfer form improves communication.

Objectives: Previous studies have established that essential information is inconsistently provided during the transfer of extended care facility (ECF) patients to the emergency department (ED). The authors tested the hypothesis that a one-page, standard ECF-to-ED transfer form would change the rate of successful documentation of ECF patient information.

Methods: The design was a pre- and postintervention investigation.