Exploring emergency physician–hospitalist handoff interactions: development of the Handoff Communication Assessment.

Julie Apker; Larry A. Mallak; Brooks Applegate; Scott C. Gibson; Jason J. Ham; Neil A. Johnson; Richard L. Street

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Exploring emergency physician–hospitalist handoff interactions: development of the Handoff Communication Assessment.

March 17, 2010

Apker J, Mallak LA, Applegate B, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55(2):161-70.

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This study reports on the development of a tool to assess the content and structure of handoff communications between emergency physicians and hospitalists. The authors found that the handoff communication was mostly "one-way," consisting primarily of information exchange without interactive questions and answers.

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