Newspaper/Magazine Article High-reliability and the I-PASS communication tool. Citation Text: Clements K. High-reliability and the I-PASS communication tool. Nursing Management (Springhouse). 2017;48(3). doi:10.1097/01.numa.0000512897.68425.e5. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 5, 2017 Clements K. Nursing Management (Springhouse). 2017;48(3). View more articles from the same authors. High reliability has yet to be achieved in health care organizations. This magazine article described how a 13-hospital health system used handoff standardization tools such as I-PASS to enhance the reliability of patient transitions. Available at PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Clements K. High-reliability and the I-PASS communication tool. Nursing Management (Springhouse). 2017;48(3). doi:10.1097/01.numa.0000512897.68425.e5. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Computerization can create safety hazards: a bar-coding near miss. April 12, 2006 Promoting patient safety: one company's example. December 13, 2006 Time out: an analysis. September 24, 2008 Does the patient's payer matter in hospital patient safety?: a study of urban hospitals. January 31, 2007 Good Catch Campaign: improving the perioperative culture of safety. July 18, 2018 Clinical triggers and vital signs influencing crisis acknowledgment and calls for help by anesthesiologists: a simulation-based observational study. September 27, 2023 Improving patient safety for older people in acute admissions: implementation of the Frailsafe checklist in 12 hospitals across the UK. 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