Leading clinical handover improvement: a change strategy to implement best practices in the acute care setting.

Christina M Clarke; Drepaul David Persaud

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Leading clinical handover improvement: a change strategy to implement best practices in the acute care setting.

March 2, 2011

Clarke CM, Persaud DD. J Patient Saf. 2011;7(1):11-18.

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This commentary reviews safety vulnerabilities associated with clinical patient handover and describes strategies to improve transitions.

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