Handoff practices in emergency medicine: are we making progress?

Gene Hern; Fiona E Gallahue; Boyd D Burns; Jeffrey Druck; Jonathan Jones; Chad Kessler; Barry Knapp; Sarah Williams; Transitions of Care Task Force Representing the Council of Residency Directors

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Handoff practices in emergency medicine: are we making progress?

March 23, 2016

Hern G, Gallahue FE, Burns BD, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2016;23(2):197-201.

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Improving patient handoffs has emerged as a critical safety goal of residency training programs. This national survey study of emergency medicine residency programs found that more than half of respondents now use a standardized handoff protocol. Even though more programs offer formal handoff training compared to a similar study in 2011, less than two-thirds of respondents felt their residents were competent in delivering and receiving handoffs.

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