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Implementation of a Standardized Handoff System for a General Surgery Residency Program [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: The I-PASS Handoff Bundle is an evidence based standardized set of educational materials designed to decrease handoff failures in patient care. Two of every three sentinel events , the most serious events reported to the Joint Commission,
Brown, A. M., Caparosa, E. M., Chevrollier, G., Cowan, S. W., Kucherov, V. M., Stern, J., Woodward, S. G.   +6 more
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Handoffs and Patient Safety [PDF]

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2014
Effective handoff communication is critical for patient safety. Research is needed to understand how information processes occurring intra-shift impact handoff effectiveness. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine medical-surgical nurses’ ( n = 21) perspectives about processes that promote and hinder patient safety intra-shift and during
Patricia, Birmingham, Martha D, Buffum, Mary A, Blegen, Audrey, Lyndon   +3 more
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Things We Do for No Reason™: Withholding opioids among patients with acute pain and opioid use disorder

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospitalists care for patients with acute pain who have an opioid use disorder and require pain management. Hospitalists may withhold opioids for acute pain due to a variety of reasons. However, adequate pain management in patients with opioid use disorder, including with opioids, is the standard of care. This piece explains how to best manage
Anna‐Maria South, Susan L. Calcaterra, Marlene Martin   +2 more
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The Methods and Outcomes of In-hospital Handoff Improvement

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2012
“Handoff” is a significant tool used by healthcare providers to ensure continuous and safe care. However, adverse consequences resulting from handoff breakdowns are common.
Ratjai Vachprasit, Wongchan Petpichetchian, Mary A Blegen, Praneed Songwathana   +3 more
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Design and Implementation of a Pathology-Specific Handoff Tool for Residents

Academic Pathology, 2019
Miscommunication is a source of clinical errors. Tools to decrease the risk of miscommunication (ie, patient handoff tools) are routinely used in clinical specialties that see patients but not routinely used in pathology residency programs.
Thomas S. Rogers DO, MPH, Rebecca Wilcox MD, Sarah K. Harm MD, MS   +2 more
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Applying the model for improvement to enhance recruitment and retention in a discharge intervention randomized controlled trial

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background High recruitment, intervention fidelity, and retention rates in clinical trials are necessary to ensure generalizable conclusions; quality improvement (QI) methods can be used to track and improve these rates. The Garnering Effective Telehealth to Help Optimize Multidisciplinary Team Engagement (GET2HOME) study is a randomized ...
Calise Curry, Skyler Patterson, Allison M. Wiedeman, Jasmine Parker, Elisabeth Peskin, Kerry Tepe, Dianna Bosse, Ramya Sri Lakshmi Adapa, Patrick W. Brady, Katherine Auger, Hadley Sauers‐Ford, the Garnering Effective Telehealth 2 Help Optimize Multidisciplinary Team Engagement (GET2HOME) Study Team   +11 more
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Quality improvement regarding handoff

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Background and Objectives: Previous studies have emphasized the importance of effectual communication during patient handoffs. The objectives of this study were to (1) implement a resident-driven quality improvement project to improve handoffs by ...
Scott Studeny, Lauren Burley, Kelsey Cowen, Melanie Akers, Kelly O’Neill, Susan L Flesher   +5 more
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I-PASS Handoff Curriculum: Core Resident Workshop

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
The Core Resident Workshop is the centerpiece of the I-PASS Curriculum Collection. The workshop features a 2-hour didactic and interactive session devoted to team training in structured communication techniques, and to the teaching of a standardized ...
Nancy Dollase Spector, Amy J. Starmer, April D. Allen, James F. Bale, Zia Bismilla, Sharon Calaman, Maitreya Coffey, F. Sessions Cole, Lauren Destino, Jennifer Everhart, Jennifer Hepps, Madelyn Kahana, Joseph Lopreiato, Robert McGregor, Jennifer K. O'Toole, Shilpa Patel, Glenn Rosenbluth, Rajendu Srivastava, Adam Stevenson, Lisa L. Tse, Daniel West, Clifton E. Yu, Theodore Sectish, Christopher Landrigan   +23 more
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Examining the Utility of a Telehealth Warm Handoff in Integrated Primary Care for Improving Patient Engagement in Mental Health Treatment: Randomized Video Vignette Study

JMIR Formative Research, 2023
BackgroundA warm handoff from a physician to a mental health provider is often patients’ first contact with psychological services and provides a unique opportunity for improving treatment engagement in integrated primary care ...
Alex R Fountaine, Megumi M Iyar, Lesley D Lutes   +2 more
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Improving Emergency Response in the Outpatient Clinic Setting [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Effective triage, assessment, and activation of necessary systems in emergent situations of clinical instability is vital in reducing morbidity and mortality of patients in any clinical setting.
Horton, Matte
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