Implementation of ED I-PASS as a standardized handoff tool in the pediatric emergency department.

Evan Yanni; Sharon Calaman; Ethan Wiener; Jeffrey S Fine; Selin T Sagalowsky

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Implementation of ED I-PASS as a standardized handoff tool in the pediatric emergency department.

May 31, 2023

Yanni E, Calaman S, Wiener E, et al. J Healthc Qual. 2023;45(3):140-147.

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I-PASS is a structured handoff tool that aims to improve communication and reduce adverse events during transitions of care. This article describes the implementation of a modified I-PASS tool for use in the emergency department (ED I-PASS) to improve transitions of care between pediatric emergency medicine physicians. Implementation of ED I-PASS decreased the perceived loss of key patient information during transitions of care (from 75% to 37.5%).

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