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A handoff is not a telegram: an understanding of the patient is co-constructed.
Cohen MD, Hilligoss B, Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral AC. Crit Care. 2012;16:303.

This commentary discusses the importance of handoff communication in ensuring safe transfers and recommends that mental models be developed within the care team to improve handoff safety.
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