I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: implementation guide and resources.

Jennifer K O'Toole; Amy J Starmer; Sharon Calaman; Maria-Lucia Campos; Jenna Goldstein; Jennifer Hepps; Gregory A Maynard; Mobola Owolabi; Shilpa J Patel; Glenn Rosenbluth; Jeffrey L Schnipper; Theodore C Sectish; Rajendu Srivastava; Daniel C West; Clifton E Yu; Christopher P Landrigan; Nancy D Spector

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I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: implementation guide and resources.

March 10, 2019

O'Toole JK, Starmer AJ, Calaman S, et al. MedEdPORTAL. 2018;14(1):10736.

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The I-PASS structured handoff tool intends to reduce errors and preventable adverse events. This article describes the development of the I-PASS Mentored Implementation Guide. The guide was considered by I-PASS sites essential, particularly the sections on the I-PASS curriculum and handoff observations.

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