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Hand-off Communications.

January 17, 2012

DeRosier JM, Stalhandske E, Bagian JP, et al.

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The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare aims to use rigorous quality improvement methodologies to tackle pervasive quality and safety issues. This article details the early progress of the Center's second major initiative, improving handoff communication.

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