Effective, patient‐centered communication facilitates interception and correction of
potentially harmful conditions and errors. All team members, including women, their families …

The Seamless Transitions and (Re) admissions Network (STARNet) met in December 2012
to synthesize ongoing hospital-to-home transition work, discuss goals, and develop a plan to …

Article-at-a-Glance Background In the transition of a patient from the operating room (OR) to
the postanesthesia care unit (PACU), it was hypothesized that (1) standardizing the …

Human factors engineering (HFE) focuses on the design and analysis of interactive systems
that involve people, technical equipment, and work environment. HFE is informed by …

Importance Handoffs have significantly increased in number following Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour restrictions. Studies have shown …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Night teams of hospital providers have become more
common in the wake of resident physician duty hour changes. We sought to examine …

BACKGROUND Handoffs of patient care are a leading root cause of medical errors.
Standardized techniques exist to minimize miscommunications during verbal handoffs, but …

Background: Inadequate handoff education in prelicensure nursing programs may pose a
significant latent safety risk. This pilot study evaluates a Nursing Handoff Educational Bundle …

Background and Objective: Handoffs ensure patient safety during patient care transitions in
the hospital setting. At our institution, verbal handoffs communicated by resident physicians …

Mrs. S arrived to the medicine service at our hospital by ambulance transport at 9: 00 PM.
The intern on call received a page from the nurse,“Mrs. S has arrived. She is confused …