Quick Tip
Prepare Primary Care Provider Transition
PCPs often do not have access to hospital records to easily get up to speed on details of the critical illness. Use worksheets to provide PCPs information about the patient’s hospital and rehabilitation stay.
Just because a doctor uses a medical term doesn’t mean it’s clear. “When they said ‘nerve damage,’ I thought, okay—tingling. Then we learned it meant paralysis.” Keep asking: What does that mean? What else should we be watching for? Who else should we talk to?