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Appelbaum R, Martin S, Tinkoff G, Pascual JL, Gandhi RR. Eastern association for the surgery of trauma - quality, patient safety, and outcomes committee - transitions of care: healthcare handoffs in trauma. Am J Surg 2021; 222:521-528. [PMID: 33558061 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Handoffs are defined as the transfer of patient information, professional responsibility, and accountability between caregivers. This work aims to clarify the current state of transitions of care related to the management of trauma patients. METHODS A PubMed database and web search were performed for articles published between 2000 and 2020 related to handoffs and transitions of care. The key search terms used were: handoff(s), handoff(s) AND healthcare, and handoff(s) AND trauma. A total of 55 studies were included in qualitative synthesis. RESULTS This systematic review explores the current state of healthcare handoffs for trauma patients. Factors found to impact successful handoffs included process standardization, team member accountability, effective communication, and the incorporation of culture. This review was limited by the small number of prospective randomized studies available on the topic. CONCLUSION Handoffs in trauma care have been studied and should be utilized in the context of published experience and practice. Standardization when applied with accountability has proven benefit to reduce communication errors during these transfers of care.
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- Rachel Appelbaum
- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Surgery/Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, JPS Health Network, Medical Education, TCU/UNTHSC School of Medicine, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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Tufts LM, Damron CL, Flesher SL. Addition of CORES to the I-PASS Handoff: A Resident-led Quality Improvement Study. Pediatr Qual Saf 2020; 5:e251. [PMID: 32190796 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Quality patient handoff is vital in patient care and attainable with structured handoff systems, such as the I-PASS mnemonic. This paper describes a continuous quality improvement study occurring after the implementation of the I-PASS handoff bundle. Our objectives were to (1) determine compliance with the inclusion of I-PASS elements during handoff and (2) determine whether the addition of CORES, an electronic tool that generates a patient list designed for use with I-PASS, would improve compliance and sustainability.
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Communication errors during transitions of care are a leading source of adverse events for hospitalized patients. This article provides an overview of the role of communication errors in adverse events, describes the complexities of communication for hospitalized patients, and provides evidence regarding the positive effects of applying high-reliability principles to transitions of care and culture of safety. Elements of effective handoffs and a detailed approach for successful implementation of a handoff program are provided. The role of handoff communication in medical education at all levels, as well as for the interprofessional team, is discussed.
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- Shilpa J Patel
- John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Hawaii Pacific Health, 1319 Punahou Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA.
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Enders 1, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Zavodnick J, Jaffe R, Altshuler M, Cowan S, Wickersham A, Diemer G. Leveraging Structural Changes in an Electronic Health Record Tool to Standardize Written Handoff. Am J Med Qual 2018; 34:354-359. [PMID: 30345783 DOI: 10.1177/1062860618808018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Miscommunications during patient handoff can lead to harm. The I-PASS bundle has been shown to improve safety outcomes. Although effective training reliably improves verbal handoffs, research has demonstrated a lack of effect on written handoffs. The objective was to compare written handoff before and after integration of a standardized electronic health record (EHR) tool. Interns at a large urban academic medical center underwent I-PASS handoff training. The EHR handoff tool was then revised to prompt the I-PASS components. Handoff documents were obtained before and after the intervention. More handoffs included Illness Severity (33% to 59%, P < .001) and Action List (65% to 83%, P = .005) after the intervention. There was no change in handoffs with miscommunications (12.5% to 10%, P = .566) or omissions (8% to 11%, P = .447). Handoffs including tangential or unrelated information decreased (20% to 4%, P = .001). A written handoff tool can reinforce the effect of training and increase adherence to I-PASS.
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- 1 Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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Bowes MR, Santiago PN, Hepps JH, Hershey BR, Yu CE. Using I-PASS in Psychiatry Residency Transitions of Care. Acad Psychiatry 2018; 42:534-537. [PMID: 29086242 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0822-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- M Reid Bowes
- National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Bowen JL, O'Brien BC, Ilgen JS, Irby DM, Ten Cate O. Chart stalking, list making, and physicians' efforts to track patients' outcomes after transitioning responsibility. Med Educ 2018; 52:404-413. [PMID: 29383741 DOI: 10.1111/medu.13509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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CONTEXT Transitions of patient care responsibility occur frequently between physicians. Resultant discontinuities make it difficult for physicians to observe clinical outcomes. Little is known about what physicians do to overcome the practical challenges to learning these discontinuities create. This study explored physicians' activities in practice as they sought follow-up information about patients. METHODS Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, semi-structured interviews with 18 internal medicine hospitalist and resident physicians at a single tertiary care academic medical center explored participants' strategies when deliberately conducting follow-up after they transitioned responsibility for patients to other physicians. Following open coding, the authors used activity theory (AT) to explore interactions among the social, cultural and material influences related to follow-up. RESULTS The authors identified three themes related to follow-up: (i) keeping lists to track patients, (ii) learning to create tracking systems and (iii) conducting follow-up. Analysis of participants' follow-up processes as an activity system highlighted key tensions in the system and participants' work adaptations. Tension within functionality of electronic health records for keeping lists (tools) to find information about patients' outcomes (object) resulted in using paper lists as workarounds. Tension between paper lists (tools) and protecting patients' health information (rules) led to rule-breaking or abandoning activities of locating information. Finding time to conduct desired follow-up produced tension between this and other activity systems. CONCLUSION In clinical environments characterised by discontinuity, lists of patients served as tools for guiding patient care follow-up. The authors offer four recommendations to address the tensions identified through AT: (i) optimise electronic health record tracking systems to eliminate the need for paper lists; (ii) support physicians' skill development in developing and maintaining tracking systems for follow-up; (iii) dedicate time in physicians' work schedules for conducting follow-up; and (iv) engage physicians and patients in determining guidelines for longitudinal tracking that optimise physicians' learning and respect patients' privacy.
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- Judith L Bowen
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Director, Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Research and Development of Education, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Motulsky A, Wong J, Cordeau JP, Pomalaza J, Barkun J, Tamblyn R. Using mobile devices for inpatient rounding and handoffs: an innovative application developed and rapidly adopted by clinicians in a pediatric hospital. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2018; 24:e69-e78. [PMID: 27554824 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocw107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective To describe the usage of a novel application (The FLOW) that allows mobile devices to be used for rounding and handoffs. Materials and Methods The FLOW provides a view of patient data and the capacity to enter short notes via personal mobile devices. It was deployed using a "bring-your-own-device" model in 4 pilot units. Social network analysis (SNA) was applied to audit trails in order to visualize usage patterns. A questionnaire was used to describe user experience. Results Overall, 253 health professionals used The FLOW with their personal mobile devices from October 2013 to March 2015. In pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs), a median of 26-26.5 notes were entered per user per day. Visual network representation of app entries showed that usage patterns were different between the ICUs. In 127 questionnaires (50%), respondents reported using The FLOW most often to enter notes and for handoffs. The FLOW was perceived as having improved patient care by 57% of respondents, compared to usual care. Most respondents (86%) wished to continue using The FLOW. Discussion This study shows how a handoff and rounding tool was quickly adopted in pediatric and neonatal ICUs in a hospital setting where patient charts were still paper-based. Originally developed as a tool to support informal documentation using smartphones, it was adapted to local practices and expanded to print sign-out documents and import notes within the medicolegal record with desktop computers. Interestingly, even if not supported by the nursing administrative authorities, the level of use for data entry among nurses and doctors was similar in all units, indicating close collaboration in documentation practices in these ICUs.
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- Aude Motulsky
- Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Starmer AJ, Spector ND, West DC, Srivastava R, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, Landrigan CP, Spector ND, Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Srivastava R, West DC, Menon AA, Ali A, Allair BK, Allen AD, Almaddah N, Alminde C, Alvarado-little W, Anson E, Ashland M, Atsatt M, Aylor M, Baird JD, Bale JF, Balmer D, Barber A, Barton K, Bates K, Beck C, Berchelmann K, Bhan R, Bismilla Z, Blankenburg RL, Boa-hocbo A, Bordin-wosk T, Brooks M, Calaman S, Campe J, Campos ML, Chandler D, Cheung Y, Choudhary A, Christensen E, Clark K, Coffey M, Coghlan-mcdonald S, Cohen E, Cole FS, Corless E, Cray S, Da Silva R, Dahale D, Dalal AK, Destino LA, Doroshow J, Dreyer B, duPont K, Eagle S, Edgar-zarate C, Etzenhouser A, Everhart JL, Feraco AM, Ferrer A, Galardy P, Garcia BM, Gaspar-oishi M, Goldstein J, Good BP, Graham DA, Growdon AS, Gubler L, Guiot A, Hanlon C, Hanna-attisha M, Harris R, Haskell H, Hecht M, Hehn RS, Held J, Hepps JH, Hillier D, Hiraoka M, Howell E, Hrach C, Hughes H, Huskins C, Kaatz S, Kanala V, Kantrowitz M, Kaplan P, Kashiwagi D, Kaul R, Keohane CA, Kern J, Khan A, Khan NNS, Kitch B, Kocolas I, Kothari L, Kruvand E, Kuzma N, Lacy M, Lane M, Langrish K, Ledford CJ, Leroux L, Lewis K, Lipsitz S, Litterer KP, Lopreiato JO, Lyons A, Mack A, Mallouk M, Maloney CG, Mangan A, Mann K, Markle P, Marrese C, Marseille D, Maynard G, Mehta B, Mendoza F, Mercer AN, Micalizzi D, Mims L, Mittal V, Mueller S, Ngo TL, Nolan A, Nyenpan C, Obermeyer M, O'donnell K, O'toole JK, Ottolini M, Owolabi M, Patel A, Patel R, Patel SJ, Perron C, Pickler R, Popa A, Reppert P, Riss R, Roesch J, Rogers JE, Rosenbluth G, Rothschild JM, Sanders L, Sauder K, Schnipper J, Schnock KO, Scholtz A, Seltz B, Serra T, Serwint J, Shah S, Sharma M, Sheppard K, Simpkin A, Sloan KA, Solan LG, Southgate MW, Spackman JB, Stevens SM, Stevenson A, Stevenson W, Subramony A, Surkis W, Thangarasu S, Thompson ED, Toole C, Trueman L, Trujillo T, Tse L, Turmelle MP, Vaniawala V, Wagner T, Warnick C, Webster J, Webster M, Weinerman A, Welch C, White AJ, Wien MF, Winn AS, Wintch S, Yin HS, Yoon CS, Yu CE, Zampino D, Zigmont KR. Integrating Research, Quality Improvement, and Medical Education for Better Handoffs and Safer Care: Disseminating, Adapting, and Implementing the I-PASS Program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017; 43:319-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Clarke CN, Patel SH, Day RW, George S, Sweeney C, Monetes De Oca GA, Aiss MA, Grubbs EG, Bednarski BK, Lee JE, Bodurka DC, Skibber JM, Aloia TA. Implementation of a standardized electronic tool improves compliance, accuracy, and efficiency of trainee-to-trainee patient care handoffs after complex general surgical oncology procedures. Surgery 2017; 161:869-875. [PMID: 27825699 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Callisia N Clarke
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Department of Surgery, Programs in Arizona, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
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- Department of Clinical Operations Informatics, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Process Improvement and Quality Education, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Process Improvement and Quality Education, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Process Improvement and Quality Education, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Clinical Education, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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Stulberg JJ, Pavey ES, Cohen ME, Ko CY, Hoyt DB, Bilimoria KY. Effect of Flexible Duty Hour Policies on Length of Stay for Complex Intra-Abdominal Operations: A Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial Analysis. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 224:143-148.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aakre CA, Chaudhry R, Pickering BW, Herasevich V. Information Needs Assessment for a Medicine Ward-Focused Rounding Dashboard. J Med Syst 2016; 40:183. [PMID: 27307266 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-016-0542-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To identify the routine information needs of inpatient clinicians on the general wards for the development of an electronic dashboard. Survey of internal medicine and subspecialty clinicians from March 2014-July 2014 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. An information needs assessment was generated from all unique data elements extracted from all handoff and rounding tools used by clinicians in our ICUs and general wards. An electronic survey was distributed to 104 inpatient medical providers. 89 unique data elements were identified from currently utilized handoff and rounding instruments. All data elements were present in our multipurpose ICU-based dashboard. 42 of 104 (40 %) surveys were returned. Data elements important (50/89, 56 %) and unimportant (24/89, 27 %) for routine use were identified. No significant differences in data element ranking were observed between supervisory and nonsupervisory roles. The routine information needs of general ward clinicians are a subset of data elements used routinely by ICU clinicians. Our findings suggest an electronic dashboard could be adapted from the critical care setting to the general wards with minimal modification.
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- Christopher A Aakre
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translation Research in Intensive Care (METRIC), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Hunasikatti M. In reference to "Variation in printed handoff documents: Results and recommendations from a multicenter needs assessment". J Hosp Med 2016; 11:81. [PMID: 26496665 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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