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An institution-wide handoff task force to standardise and improve physician handoffs.
Horwitz LI, Schuster KM, Thung SF, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:863-871.

A multidisciplinary task force developed an organizational approach to standardizing handoffs between resident physicians.
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