Purpose Communication failure is the leading root cause of sentinel events in hospitals. The
increase in the number of handoffs related to new duty hour standards in teaching hospitals …

Communication failure is the leading root cause of sentinel events in hospitals. The increase
in the number of handoffs related to new duty-hour standards in teaching hospitals creates …

Background Handoff miscommunications are a leading source of medical errors. Harmful
medical errors decreased in pediatric academic hospitals following implementation of the I …

Background: Communication errors during handoffs are a leading cause of sentinel events.
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2011 duty hour standards (DHS) …

Introduction Communication failures during shift-to-shift handoffs of patient care have been
identified as a leading cause of adverse events in health care institutions. The I-PASS …

Importance Handoff miscommunications are a leading cause of medical errors. Studies
comprehensively assessing handoff improvement programs are lacking. Objective To …

Patient handoffs are a key source of communication failures and adverse events in
hospitals. Despite Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements for …

Communication errors during shift-to-shift handoffs are a leading cause of preventable
adverse events. Nevertheless, handoff skills are variably taught at medical schools. The …

Methods: We used a modified learning collaborative model to implement an I-PASS
program, including training, standardized verbal handoff processes, observation and …

The suite of I-PASS Campaign materials is designed to ensure successful I-PASS
implementation at your institution. An Implementation Workbook and Curriculum Log are …