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Improving resident education and patient safety: a method to balance initial caseloads at academic year-end transfer.

Young JQ, Niehaus B, Lieu SC, O'Sullivan PS. Acad Med. 2010;85:1418-1424.

This study describes a process to better manage transitions that occur when panels of patients are transferred from an outgoing trainee to an incoming one each summer.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Ambulatory Clinic or Office

Target Audience

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Educators

Clinical Area

Mental Health Care (Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology)

Safety Target

Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Approach to Improving Safety

Logistical Approaches

Residents and Fellows

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America