Standardized sign-out improves completeness and perceived accuracy of inpatient neurology handoffs

Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1060-1064

  Moseley, Brian D ^c   Smith, Jonathan H ^c   Diaz Medina, Gloria E ^a   Mateo Paz Soldan, M ^c   Wicklund, Meredith ^c   Dhamija, Radhika ^a   Reda, Haatem ^c   Presti, Michael F ^c   Britton, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology   (United States)

^b Division of Epilepsy   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SHIFT WORKER; STRUCTURED SIGN OUT SYSTEM;

EID: 84866126867     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318265a698     Document Type: Article

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