Are attendings different? Intensivists explain their handoff ideals, perceptions, and practices

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 360-366

  Lane Fall, Meghan B ^a   Speck, Rebecca M ^a   Ibrahim, Said A ^b,c   Shea, Judy A ^c   McCunn, Maureen ^a   Bosk, Charles L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Hospital; Medical staff; Patient handoff; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; SURGEON; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT HANDOFF; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898715440     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201306-151OC     Document Type: Article

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