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Table 1 Interview guide

From: Clinicians’ views on improving inter-organizational care transitions

Interview question

Prompts

Tell me (describe for me) the strategies currently exist [at your place of work] to enhance your ability to ensure patients are safe when they transfer from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings.

Describe the education and knowledge translation strategies around patient safety and quality.

What ways does the organization respond to safety threats across transitions points?

Tell me (describe for me) what other strategies need to be implemented to enhance your ability to ensure patients are safe when they transfer from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings.

What key issues exist that pose safety threats for patients transferring from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings that care be improved?

At a clinical level, are there changes to practice, procedures or policies that could be made to enhance your ability to ensure patients are safe when they transfer from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings?

At an organizational level, are there changes to practice, procedures or policies that could be made to enhance your ability to ensure patients are safe when they transfer from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings?

At a systems level, are there changes to practice, procedures or policies that could be made to enhance your ability to ensure patients are safe when they transfer from acute to complex care/rehabilitation settings?