Evaluation of a predevelopment service delivery intervention: an application to improve clinical handovers.

Guiqing Lily Yao; Nicola Novielli; Semira Manaseki-Holland; Yen-Fu Chen; Marcel van der Klink; Paul Barach; Peter J. Chilton; Richard J. Lilford; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative

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Evaluation of a predevelopment service delivery intervention: an application to improve clinical handovers.

October 17, 2012

Yao GL, Novielli N, Manaseki-Holland S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21 Suppl 1:i29-38.

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Using the example of an initiative to prevent adverse events after hospital discharge, this study presents a framework for estimating the cost effectiveness of proposed interventions to improve patient safety.

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