Adequacy of information transferred at resident sign-out (in-hospital handover of care): a prospective survey.

S. M. Borowitz; L. A. Waggoner-Fountain; E. J. Bass; R. M. Sledd

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Adequacy of information transferred at resident sign-out (in-hospital handover of care): a prospective survey.

February 20, 2008

Borowitz SM, Waggoner-Fountain LA, Bass EJ, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(1):6-10.

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The accuracy and utility of housestaff signouts were evaluated using a real-time survey, and many missed opportunities to transmit important information were found.

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