Implementing peer evaluation of handoffs: associations with experience and workload.

Vineet Arora; Elizabeth A. Greenstein; James N. Woodruff; Paul G. Staisiunas; Jeanne M. Farnan

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Implementing peer evaluation of handoffs: associations with experience and workload.

February 27, 2013

Arora V, Greenstein EA, Woodruff JN, et al. J Hosp Med. 2013;8(3):132-6.

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Peer evaluation of resident handoffs revealed that interns improved both communication and listening skills over the course of an academic year.

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