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Improving Hand-Off Communication.

Oakbrook Terrace lL: Joint Commission Resources; 2007. ISBN 9781599400907.

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October 31, 2007
Oakbrook Terrace lL: Joint Commission Resources; 2007. ISBN 9781599400907.

The process of transferring primary responsibility for patient care is commonly referred to as a handoff. Handoffs are inherently dangerous times for patient safety due to discontinuity of providers and care delivery. This book offers health care organizations step-by-step instructions, sample forms, and insights to help standardize the patient transfer process. The book provides tips for implementing the SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) method, which has become widely accepted as a signout tool. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residency programs to address safe handoffs during training. An AHRQ WebMM commentary discussed the dangers of suboptimal handoffs.

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Oakbrook Terrace lL: Joint Commission Resources; 2007. ISBN 9781599400907.

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