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Time to sign off on signout.
Stein DM, Stetson PD. Acad Med. 2011;86:804-806.
This commentary suggests standardized sign-outs can improve communication and
handoffs
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Commentary
Setting of Care
Hospitals
Target Audience
Physicians
Quality and Safety Professionals
Information Professionals
Clinical Area
General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Safety Target
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems
Approach to Improving Safety
Structured Hand-offs
Computerized Decision Support
Electronic Health Records
Origin/Sponsor
United States of America