Part 1, Introduction -- Chapter 1:Crossing boundaries: Quality in care transitions?; Karina Aase, Lene Schibevaag and Justin Waring -- Chapter 2: Studying complex care transitions from a qualitative perspective; Kristin A. Laugaland, Dagrunn N Dyrstad, Karina Aase -- Chapter 3: Studying complex care transitions from a quantitative perspective; Line Kildal Bragstad, Christina Foss -- Part 2, Patient perspective -- Chapter 4: Patient experiences of safety in care transitions; Jason Scott -- Chapter 5: The role of next-of-kin in care transitions; Dagrunn Nåden Dyrstad, Marianne Storm -- Chapter 6: Connecting with older people: multiple transitions in same place; Fiona Marshall -- Part 3, Contexts and characteristics -- Chapter 7: Pre-hospital transitions and emergency care; Jason Scott, Darren Flynn, Katharine Chan, Mark-Alexander Sujan -- Chapter 8: The role of professionals’ competencies in care transitions; Marianne Storm -- Chapter 9 : The knowledge brokering situations of care transitions; Simon Bishop, Justin Waring -- Chapter 10: Care Transitions in a federated landscape; Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Rebecca Mitchell, Johanna Westbrook, Kate Churruca -- Part 4, Improving care transitions -- Chapter 11: In-hospital handovers: A context-specific design process; Doris Østergaard, Marlene D Madsen, Lene F Petersen, Inger Margrethe Siemsen -- Chapter 12: Can an elephant crack a nut with a sledgehammer? How physicians cross boundaries; Antoinette de Bont, Dorien Zwart -- Chapter 13: The Meeting Point: Organizing for knowledge transfer; Randi Heskestad, Karina Aase -- Chapter 14: The role of integrated care and population health; Oliver Groene, Alexander Pimperl, Helmut Hildebrandt -- Part 5, Conclusions -- Chapter 15: Deconstructing quality in care transitions; Justin Waring, Karina Aase.