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"Learning by Doing"—resident perspectives on developing competency in high-quality discharge care.

Greysen SR, Schiliro D, Curry L, Bradley EH, Horwitz LI. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1188-1194.

This qualitative study found that internal medicine residents lack formal training on safely discharging patients and preventing adverse events after hospital discharge.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Hospitals

Target Audience

Physicians

Quality and Safety Professionals

Educators

Clinical Area

General Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Safety Target

Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Error Types

Latent Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Error Analysis

Residents and Fellows

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America