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Improving Patient Safety in General Hospitals Using Structured Handoffs: Outcomes From a National Project

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundPromoting quality and patient safety is one of the health policy pillars of Israel's Ministry of Health. Communication among healthcare professionals is of utmost importance and can be improved using a standardized, well-known handoff tool such
Orly Toren, Orly Toren, Michal Lipschuetz, Arielle Lehmann, Gil Regev, Dana Arad   +5 more
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Variability in Anesthesia Models of Care in Cardiac Surgery

Surgeries, 2021
The operating room in a cardiothoracic surgical case is a complex environment, with multiple handoffs often required by staffing changes, and can be variable from program to program. This study was done to characterize what types of practitioners provide
Dianne McCallister, Bethany Malone, Jennifer Hanna, Michael S. Firstenberg   +3 more
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Handoffs and the challenges to implementing teamwork training in the perioperative environment

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Perioperative handoffs are high-risk events for miscommunications and poor care coordination, which cause patient harm. Extensive research and several interventions have sought to overcome the challenges to perioperative handoff quality and safety, but ...
Shannon Paquette, Molly Kilcullen, Olivia Hoffman, Jessica Hernandez, Ankeeta Mehta, Eduardo Salas, Philip E. Greilich   +6 more
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Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients

Arthroplasty Today, 2021
:: Background: Surgeons typically remain scrubbed in for the duration of a surgical case, while scrub nurses are shift-workers who handoff mid-operation.
Austin C. Kaidi, MSc, Bradley T. Hammoor, MS, Jakub Tatka, MD, Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD, William N. Levine, MD, Thomas R. Hickernell, MD   +5 more
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Patient handoffs and multi-specialty trainee perspectives across an institution: informing recommendations for health systems and an expanded conceptual framework for handoffs

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Safe and effective physician-to-physician patient handoffs are integral to patient safety. Unfortunately, poor handoffs continue to be a major cause of medical errors.
Sarah R. Williams, Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer, Holly Caretta-Weyer, Laurence Katznelson, Ann M. Dohn, Yoon Soo Park, Michael A. Gisondi, Ara Tekian   +7 more
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Handoffs and Nurse Calls: Overnight Call Simulation for Fourth-Year Medical Students

MedEdPORTAL, 2021
Introduction Interns must be able to give and receive handoffs and use handoff information to respond to calls from nursing staff regarding patient concerns.
Tina Chen, Stephanie Stapleton, Matthew Babcock, Mariann Nocera Kelley, Alise Frallicciardi   +4 more
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Implementation of a standardized handoff system (I-PASS) in a tertiary care pediatric hospital [PDF]

Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2023
Objective: The handoff is the act of transferring information and responsibility among healthcare providers, and it is critical for the patient safety and the quality of service.
Deydson Rennan Alves Soares, Dalma Rodrigues, Fabio Carmona   +2 more
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Investigating the scope of resident patient care handoffs within neurosurgery. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
INTRODUCTION: Handoffs are defined as verbal and written communications during patient care transitions. With the passage of recent ACMGE work hour rules further limiting the hours interns can spend in the hospital, many fear that more handoffs will ...
Maya A Babu, Brian V Nahed, Robert F Heary   +2 more
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Response to patient safety incidents in healthcare settings in Ghana: the role of teamwork, communication openness, and handoffs

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Patient safety incidents (PSIs) in healthcare settings are a critical concern globally, and Ghana is no exception. Addressing PSIs to improve health outcomes requires various initiatives to be implemented including improving patient safety ...
Collins Atta Poku, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Patience Aseweh Abor, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi   +5 more
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Team-Based Simulation for Medical Student Handoff Education

MedEdPORTAL, 2016
Introduction Good handoffs require teamwork, clear communication, a cognitively safe environment, and a good understanding of the patient's medical needs.
Alanna Higgins Joyce
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