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Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality improvement project.

Baluyot A, McNeill C, Wiers S. Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality improvement project. Patient Safety. 2022;4(4):18-25. 10.33940/med/2022.12.2

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January 25, 2023
Baluyot A, McNeill C, Wiers S. Patient Safety. 2022;4(4):18-25.
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Transitions from hospital to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) remain a patient safety challenge. This quality improvement (QI) project included development of a structured handoff tool to decrease the wait time for receipt of controlled medications and intravenous (IV) antibiotics and time to medication administration. The project demonstrated significant improvements in both aims and can be replicated in other SNFs.

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Baluyot A, McNeill C, Wiers S. Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality improvement project. Patient Safety. 2022;4(4):18-25. 10.33940/med/2022.12.2

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