Collaborating—or "selling" patients? A conceptual framework for emergency department-to-inpatient handoff negotiations.
Hilligoss B, Mansfield JA, Patterson ES, et al. Collaborating-or "Selling" Patients? A Conceptual Framework for Emergency Department-to-Inpatient Handoff Negotiations. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41(3):134-143.
Handoffs transfer accountability for a patient from one clinician to another. This commentary proposes a framework for transfers from the emergency department to other units within the hospital that highlights environmental, organizational, and social factors that affect these interactions to augment handover quality.