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•Device-related Complications (51)

•Diagnostic Errors (38)

•Identification Errors (25)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (237)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (33)

•Medication Safety (311)

•Medical Complications (225)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (16)

•Surgical Complications (69)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (55)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (358)

•Active Errors (149)

•Latent Errors (94)

•Near Miss (18)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (343)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (389)

•Communication Improvement (347)

•Human Factors Engineering (134)

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•Culture of Safety (240)

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General Internal Medicine

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (737)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (1095)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (516)

•Patients (120)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1253)

•Psychiatric Facilities (4)

•Residential Facilities (8)

•Ambulatory Care (95)

•Outpatient Surgery (4)

•Patient Transport (2)

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COMMENTARY

Ticket to ride: reducing handoff risk during hospital patient transport.

Pesanka DA, Greenhouse PK, Rack LL, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:109-115.

BOOK/REPORT

Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.

London, UK: Care Quality Commission; October 2009. CQC-039-500-ESP-102009. ISBN: 9781845622442.

STUDY

Effect of a systems intervention on the quality and safety of patient handoffs in an internal medicine residency program.

Graham KL, Marcantonio ER, Huang GC, Yang J, Davis RB, Smith CC. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print].

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Health care worker fatigue and patient safety.

Sentinel Event Alert. December 14, 2011;(48):1-4.

REVIEW

The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

Motamedi SM, Posadas-Calleja J, Straus S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:403-415.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Handoff Communication Tools.

FIRST Do No Harm. December 2012;1-8.

STUDY

Development of a checklist of safe discharge practices for hospital patients.

Soong C, Daub S, Lee J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2013 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Evaluation of a predevelopment service delivery intervention: an application to improve clinical handovers.

Yao GL, Novielli N, Manaseki-Holland S, et al; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(suppl 1):i29-i38.

REVIEW

Doctors' handovers in hospitals: a literature review.

Raduma-Tomàs MA, Flin R, Yule S, Williams D. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:128-133.

STUDY

The importance of preparation for doctors' handovers in an acute medical assessment unit: a hierarchical task analysis.

Raduma-Tomàs MA, Flin R, Yule S, Close S. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:211-217.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Hand-off Communications.

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.

STUDY

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Avoiding handover fumbles: a controlled trial of a structured handover tool versus traditional handover methods.

Payne CE, Stein JM, Leong T, Dressler DD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:925-932.

REVIEW

Hospitalist handoffs: a systematic review and task force recommendations.

Arora VM, Manjarrez E, Dressler DD, Basaviah P, Halasyamani L, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:433-440.

REVIEW

Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient care.

Li P, Ali S, Tang C, Ghali WA, Stelfox HT. J Hosp Med. 2012 Nov 20; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery patients.

Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, Weidner BC, Glenn JB, Shaker IJ. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47:112-118.

AWARD RECIPIENT

The MacArthur Fellows Program: Eric Coleman.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. October 3, 2012.

TOOLKIT

Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit.

Jack B, Paasche-Orlow M, Mitchell S, Forsythe S, Martin J. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 12(13)-0084.

COMMENTARY

Achieving the 'perfect handoff' in patient transfers: building teamwork and trust.

Clarke D, Werestiuk K, Schoffner A, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20:592-598.

STUDY

Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge.

Dalal AK, Schnipper JL, Poon EG, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:523-538.

STUDY

The computerized rounding report: implementation of a model system to support transitions of care.

Wohlauer MV, Rove KO, Pshak TJ, et al. J Surg Res. 2012;172:11-17.

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