Ferrari's Formula One handovers and handovers from surgery to intensive care.

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Ferrari's Formula One handovers and handovers from surgery to intensive care.

September 10, 2008

Sower VE; Duffy JA; Kohers G; ASQ; American Society for Quality.

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This article describes the application of Formula One pit stop techniques to improving hand-off systems within a health care setting in the context of one British hospital's research on teamwork in Formula One pit crews.

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