Background Healthcare has become increasingly complex and care delivery models have
changed dramatically (eg, team-based care, duty-hour restrictions). However, approaches to …

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

Patient handoffs are highly variable and error prone. They have been recognized as a major
health care challenge. Patients in the intensive care unit are particularly vulnerable due to …

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

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

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

Background and objective Handoff communication errors are a leading source of sentinel
events. We sought to determine the impact of a handoff improvement programme for nurses …

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

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

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