Simple Standardized Patient Handoff System that Increases Accuracy and Completeness

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 476-485

  Wayne, Jeffrey D ^a   Tyagi, Rajesh ^b   Reinhardt, Gilles ^b   Rooney, Deborah ^a   Makoul, Gregory ^a   Chopra, Sunil ^b   DaRosa, Debra A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

general surgery; handoffs; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; patient safety; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; surgical residency; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 56849100366     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.06.011     Document Type: Review

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