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Clinical handover within the emergency care pathway and the potential risks of clinical handover failure (ECHO) : primary research [PDF]

, 2014
Background and objectives: Handover and communication failures are a recognised threat to patient safety. Handover in emergency care is a particularly vulnerable activity owing to the high-risk context and overcrowded conditions.
Chessum, Peter, Cross, S. (Steve), Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design), Sujan, Mark-Alexander, Spurgeon, Peter, Rudd, Michelle, Horniblow, Simon, Fitton, Larry, Inada-Kim, Matthew   +8 more
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Implementing a Standardized Handoff Checklist [PDF]

, 2022
The transfer of care between healthcare providers is a crucial time. Accuracy and completeness are key in determining the quality of the patient care by the receiving provider. The Joint Commission determined lack of communication as the number one cause
NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Harris, Chelsea   +1 more
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Development of nursing handoff competency scale: a methodological study

BMC Nursing
Background Nursing handoff competency is the ability of the nurse performing the handoff to select and interpret the necessary information for patient care and to convey it efficiently to the nurse accepting the handoff.
Jiyoung Do, Sujin Shin
doaj   +1 more source

Lack of association between intraoperative handoff of care and postoperative complications: a retrospective observational study

BMC Anesthesiology, 2019
Background The significance of intraoperative anesthesia handoffs on patient outcomes are unclear. One aspect differentiating the disparate results is the treatment of confounding factors, such as patient comorbidities and surgery time of day.
Vikas N. O’Reilly-Shah, Victoria G. Melanson, Cinnamon L. Sullivan, Craig S. Jabaley, Grant C. Lynde   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

Trust‐building in pediatric hospital medicine discharge

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospital discharge is a trust‐sensitive phase of care. This article reframes discharge as a longitudinal process in which families assess not only individual clinicians but also the reliability, coherence, and accountability of the healthcare system across hospitalization.
Victor Do
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the community pharmacist in medicine information transfer during transitions of care and the impact on associated outcomes: a scoping review

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Transitions of care (TOC) between hospital and community settings are high‐risk periods for medication‐related problems (MRPs), often caused by inadequate information transfer between healthcare settings. Community pharmacists are well positioned to support continuity of care; however, they are frequently excluded from the ...
Melanie Bailey, Laetitia Hattingh, Mathew Percival, Henry Ndukwe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nursing Handoff Communication and its Impact in Quality Patient Care

, 2021
Patient handoff communication can be a lengthy process and sometimes results in inadequate information. Inadequate information can create confusion that can lead to problems with patient safety and patient care.
Moser, Samantha
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Handoffs and Patient Safety [PDF]

, 2015
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 ...
Birmingham, Patricia, Buffum, Martha D, Blegen, Mary A, Lyndon, Audrey   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Noise, Hearing, and Communication in the Operating Room: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate noise‐related communication barriers in the operating room and to identify strategies for overcoming them. Study Design Cross‐sectional mixed‐methods survey. Setting Tertiary academic medical center. Methods An anonymous 21‐item electronic survey was distributed to operating room personnel, including surgeons ...
Sarah E. Hughes, Milisa Manojlovich, Eunice Y. Lee, Andrew S. Bolze, Candice Stegink, Dhruv Jain, Devin L. McCaslin, Kyle H. Sheetz, Rishindra M. Reddy, Michael J. Brenner   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source