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Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems
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Adverse Events after Hospital Discharge
Handoffs and Signouts
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REVIEW
Addressing postdischarge adverse events: a neglected area.
Tsilimingras D, Bates DW. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:85-97.
STUDY
Communication failures in patient sign-out and suggestions for improvement: a critical incident analysis.
Arora V, Johnson J, Lovinger D, Humphrey HJ, Meltzer DO. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:401-407.
COMMENTARY
2009 National Patient Safety Goals.
Saufl NM. J Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24:114-118.
STUDY
Design and implementation of an application and associated services to support interdisciplinary medication reconciliation efforts at an integrated healthcare delivery network.
Poon EG, Blumenfeld B, Hamann C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:581-592.
COMMENTARY
Time to sign off on signout.
Stein DM, Stetson PD. Acad Med. 2011;86:804-806.
TOOLKIT
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation.
Gleason KM, Brake H, Agramonte V, Perfetti C. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Revised August 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-0059.
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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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Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.
Hansen LO, Strater A, Smith L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:773-778.
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Medication discrepancies upon hospital to skilled nursing facility transitions.
Tjia J, Bonner A, Briesacher BA, McGee S, Terrill E, Miller K. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:630-635.
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Medication discrepancies in resident sign-outs and their potential to harm.
Arora V, Kao J, Lovinger D, Seiden SC, Meltzer D. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22:1751-1755.
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Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients.
Greenberg CC, Regenbogen SE, Studdert DM, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:533-540.
COMMENTARY
Transition of care for hospitalized elderly patients—development of a discharge checklist for hospitalists.
Halasyamani L, Kripalani S, Coleman E, et al. J Hosp Med. 2006;1:354-360.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 2007.
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Admission handoff communications: clinician's shared understanding of patient severity of illness and problems.
Brannen ML, Cameron KA, Adler M, Goodman D, Holl JL. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:237-242.
TOOLS/TOOLKIT
Improving Transitions of Care: Hand-off Communications.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare; June 2012.
COMMENTARY
Implementation of a specialized pharmacy team to monitor high-risk medications during discharge.
Martin ES III, Overstreet RL, Jackson-Khalil LR, McCollough HL, Meyer TA, Xu Q. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70:18-21.
STUDY
Risk of medication errors at hospital discharge and barriers to problem resolution.
Enguidanos SM, Brumley RD. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2005;24:123-135.
COMMENTARY
Enhancing patient safety: improving the patient handoff process through appreciative inquiry.
Shendell-Falik N, Feinson M, Mohr BJ. J Nurs Adm. 2007;37:95-104.
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Handoffs in the era of duty hours reform: a focused review and strategy to address changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements.
DeRienzo CM, Frush K, Barfield ME, et al. Acad Med. 2012;87:403-410.
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Impact of resident workload and handoff training on patient outcomes.
Mueller SK, Call SA, McDonald FS, Halvorsen AJ, Schnipper JL, Hicks LS. Am J Med. 2012;125:104-110.
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