Table 4.

Representative quotations from Critical Decision Method interviews that illustrate discordance in assessment of functional status and social status between providers and patients during transitions of care.

Functional Status
Patient: “I go out to lunch with my friends and play tennis – I play quite well. I also take care of my grandkids and clean my house.”	Surgeon: “She has cancer and so she is pretty frail.”
PCP: “Her functional status seemed to be just fine. I don’t know any other specifics about her.”	Surgeon: “She is pretty frail which is why we chose to do this procedure laparoscopically.”
Social Status
PCP: “He has a lot of social stuff going on.He has a lot of drama with his step-son who was recently kicked out of the house. And he is the primary caregiver for his wife.”	Patient: “My wife will take care of me. She will change my dressing but I generally keep track of myself.”
Surgeon: “I don’t know where the patient went after discharge. I don’t know about the patient’s support or home status. I would just be guessing based on his appearance and how well put together he was.”	PCP: “He was discharged to his home with home health and then had a follow up appointment with myself.”