Table 2.

Percent of Primary Care Providers Responding that Specific Information Elements should be Shared during Transitions of Care (N=174 PCPs)

	REFER a patient to a specialist	RECEIVE a patient back from a specialist	RECEIVE a patient after discharge from the hospital
Problem list	77%	59%	73%
Assessment (e.g., notes summarizing key problems)	76%	78%	75%
Medication allergies	75%	60%	60%
Radiology reports	75%	76%	76%
Lab test results	74%	78%	78%
Known contra-indications for medications patient is taking	64%	55%	59%
Care plan	44%	79%	75%
Radiology images	40%	39%	36%
Social history	35%	16%	16%
Assessment of functional status (e.g., ability to perform ADLs)	35%	45%	56%