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Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit

Pediatric Anesthesia, 2013
SummaryBackgroundIneffective communications among healthcare providers are common and increases the risk of medical errors. During the perioperative period, multiple handoffs occur within a short period of time, and failure to convey important patient information can compromise safety.
Anne C, Boat, James P, Spaeth
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The ritualization of group handoff: a qualitative exploration of emergency medicine residents’ experiences with patient handoffs

Academic Medicine
Abstract Purpose The transition of patient care responsibility—known as handoff—is a critical moment of information transfer for ensuring appropriate care and patient safety. Often occurring in group settings during residency due to the presence of multiple trainees, it is an essential skill ...
Ivan Zvonar, Max Griffith, Alexander Garrett, Bjorn Watsjold, Laura Welsh, Allison Beaulieu, Jonathan S Ilgen, Joshua Jauregui   +7 more
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IMOUTA: A proposal for patient care handoffs

The Laryngoscope, 2013
Objectives/HypothesisAn increased frequency of patient handoffs has occurred as a result of the new resident work‐hour restrictions that have recently been instituted. Inadequate handoff of patient care has been associated with adverse patient events due to residents being unprepared for events that happen during cross cover periods.
Matthew P, Connor, Anneke C, Bush, Joseph, Brennan   +2 more
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Patient Safety at Handoff in Rehabilitation Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2012
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has cited communication as the most frequent root cause in sentinel events, with failed patient handoffs playing a "role in an estimated 80% of serious preventable adverse events." Handoff, or transfer of patient care information, occurs formally and informally many times each day, within and ...
Jason W, Siefferman, Emerald, Lin, Jeffrey S, Fine   +2 more
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Perfecting the Patient Handoff: Improving the Process for Patients and Nurses

Nursing for Women's Health, 2010
Lori Olvera, RNC, MSN, PHN Mary Campbell Bliss, RN, MS, CNS Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? A patient is transferred from labor and delivery (L&D) to postpartum and when the patient arrives, the room is still dirty. A baby is transferred to the nursery and although the baby is a girl, her name bands say “male.” A patient is transferred to ...
Lori, Olvera, Mary Campbell, Bliss
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A Pilot Study of Patient Photographs and Handoff Communication

Hospital Pediatrics, 2022
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Safe and effective handoffs have become a national priority. Given that patient photographs have been associated with safety benefits in other settings, we hypothesize they could improve handoff communication.
Helen K, Hughes, Laetitia X, Zhang, Kevin J, Psoter, Brandon M, Smith, Julia M, Kim, Megan M, Tschudy, M D, Mph, Janet R, Serwint   +7 more
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Handoffs and Equity: Impact of a Patient Distribution Model on Handoffs for Black Patients

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Hospital medicine patient distribution models (PDM) assign patients to inpatient services on hospital admission. Models balance tradeoffs including patient handoffs, physician wellness, subspecialty care, and other factors to ensure optimal outcomes; however, equity is rarely considered.
Ethan Molitch-Hou, Thomas J. Best, Ellis Green, Khanh T. Nguyen, Grace LaShore, Matthew T. Cerasale   +5 more
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Patients' Perceptions of Bedside Handoff

Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2014
Current literature on patients' perceptions of bedside handoff describes studies using qualitative, anecdotal, and/or indirect measurement. This study identifies patients' perceptions of the bedside handoff through direct and quantitative measurement.
Yvonne, Ford, Anita, Heyman, Yvonne L, Chapman   +2 more
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Accurate Patient Handoffs: Imperative for Patient Safety

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2007
F YOU LOOK UP the word “handoff” in any ypical dictionary, the definition begins with ootball and describes a handoff as handing the all to a teammate during play. That particular efinition was not the exact “handoff” I was nterested in, although I did wonder if they had ime to give a report on the condition of the lay before handing over the ball ...
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Handoffs Between Radiologists and Patients: Threat or Opportunity?

Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2011
Radiologists, referring physicians, and patients all have certain legal rights regarding access to medical records, including imaging data. The degree of patient access is likely to increase with the growing adoption of patient portals and personal health records.
Nabile, Safdar, Narendra, Shet, Dorothy, Bulas, Nancy, Knight   +3 more
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