The Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, as part of its graduate medical education policies and procedures, provides a downloadable patient handoff policy and sample form. The three-page policy ...

A study in the December issue of Academic Medicine asks: what happens when a hospital patient's physician goes off duty and another physician assumes responsibility for the patient? The answer: An ...

Increased focus on handoff problems has led to significant improvements, say patient safety leaders. "We've seen many hospitals set up transitional care management protocols. Medicare and private ...

The important findings of this study were that interns at Denver Health felt unprepared to hand off patient care adequately, particularly in the first three months of the academic year, and that ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I-PASS, a clinical leader partnering with hundreds of hospitals and specialties as their go-to method for reducing patient harm, was recently featured in the “Frequency and ...

A new study showcases a successful quality improvement program that significantly enhances surgical safety. By implementing a standardized handoff protocol, known as SHRIMPS, the study demonstrates ...

A significant percentage of resident physicians report that patient handoffs – transfer of responsibility for a hospitalized patient from one resident to another – contributed to incidents in which ...

Here are 17 tools designed to improve patient handoffs. 5Ps for Patient Handoffs. SafetyFirst offers the 5Ps for Patient Handoffs worksheet and flier to ensure an efficient and effective patient ...