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Desirable Features in an Electronic Interdisciplinary Hand-off
Anupam Ashutosh Sule;
Dean Caputo;
Jaskaren Gohal;
Douglas Dascenzo
ABSTRACT
Hand-off communication failure is one of the leading causes of medical errors resulting in serious, yet preventable adverse events in hospitals across the nation. Recent studies reveal that a majority of these errors occur during patient hand-offs, with notable communication gaps in interdisciplinary hand-offs. We suggest some features that would improve the handoff usability and effectiveness for interdisciplinary medical and nursing teams while potentially improving patient safety.
Citation
Please cite as:
Sule AA, Caputo D, Gohal J, Dascenzo D
Desirable Features of an Interdisciplinary Handoff