Assessing intern handover processes

Clinical Teacher

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 187-191

  Habicht, Robert ^a   Block, Lauren ^b   Silva, Kathryn Novello ^a   Oliver, Nora ^c   Wu, Albert ^d   Feldman, Leonard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84931041741     PISSN: 17434971     EISSN: 1743498X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tct.12404     Document Type: Article

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