Handoffs causing patient harm: A survey of medical and surgical house staff

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 563-570

  Kitch, Barrett T ^a   Cooper, Jeffrey B ^a,b,c,d   Zapol, Warren M ^d,e   Marder, Jessica E ^g   Karson, Andrew ^d,e   Hutter, Matt ^d,e,f   Campbell, Eric G ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Center for Medical Simulation Cambridge   (United States)

^d MGH

^e HMS

^f Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery ^*

^g Institute for Health Policy

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 55349107824     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34071-9     Document Type: Article

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