Standardization of inpatient handoff communication

Pediatrics

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Jewell, Jennifer A ^a   Percelay, Jack M ^a   Hill, Vanessa L ^a   Preuschoff, Claudia K ^a   Rauch, Daniel A ^a   Salerno, Richard A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HANDOFF COMMUNICATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL HANDOVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994899496     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2681     Document Type: Article

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