Passing the baton: A grounded practical theory of handoff communication between multidisciplinary providers in two department of veterans affairs outpatient settings

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-50

  Koenig, Christopher J ^a   Maguen, Shira ^a   Daley, Aaron ^b   Cohen, Greg ^c   Seal, Karen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

clinic efficiency; communication; continuity of care; coordination of care; decision making; handoff; outpatient care; patient centeredness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VETERANS;

EID: 84872485795     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2167-5     Document Type: Article

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