Background: In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
mandated 80-hour resident duty limits. In 2011 the ACGME mandated 16-hour duty …

Purpose To systematically review and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in order to
improve the safety and efficiency of patient handover between intensive care unit (ICU) and …

Background Miscommunications are a leading cause of serious medical errors. Data from
multicenter studies assessing programs designed to improve handoff of information about …

Purpose To provide a 360-degree description of ICU-to-ward transfers. Methods Prospective
cohort study of 451 adults transferred from a medical–surgical ICU to a hospital ward in 10 …

Major healthcare reform, including limits on work hours for health professionals and the
involvement of multiple individuals, teams and settings have made handovers a common …

Medical education is moving toward assessment of educational outcomes rather than
educational processes. The American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of …

Background Medical errors occur following handoff-related miscommunication. Data
regarding the effect on patient-centered outcomes, specifically mortality, are lacking. Our …

Background In 2009 the I-PASS Study Group was formed by patient safety, medical
education, health services research, and clinical experts from multiple institutions in the …

Background Anesthesiology provider handoffs are complex, occur frequently, and have
been associated with adverse patient outcomes. The authors sought to determine the …

Background The history of standardized residency training programs (SRTP) in China is not
long. As one of the top medical colleges in China, Peking Union Medical College Hospital …