Article-at-a-Glance Background Few studies on the safety or efficacy of current patient
handoff systems exist, and few standardized electronic medical record (EMR)–based …

Methods: We adapted and implemented I-PASS for inpatient nursing bedside report,
physician handoff, and imaging/procedures handoff. Throughout the initiative, end-user …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Patient handoffs in health care require transfer of
information, responsibility, and authority between providers. Suboptimal patient handoffs …

Abstract The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that residency
programs teach residents about handoffs and ensure their competence in this …

Successful handoffs ensure smooth, efficient and safe patient care transitions. Tools and
systems designed for standardization of clinician handoffs often focuses on ensuring the …

Purpose Effective handovers (handoffs) are vital to patient safety. Medical educators
investigated educational interventions to improve handovers in a 2011 systematic review …

Objectives To determine the existing patterns of sign‐out processes prevalent in emergency
departments (EDs) nationwide. In addition, to assess whether training programs provide …

Background Ineffective communications among healthcare providers are common and
increases the risk of medical errors. During the perioperative period, multiple handoffs occur …

METHODS: A prospective improvement initiative to standardize handoffs during patient
transitions from the cardiovascular ICU to the acute care unit was implemented in a …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Communication lapses at the time of patient handoffs are
believed to be common, and yet the frequency with which patients are harmed as a result of …