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The limits of checklists: handoff and narrative thinking.

Hilligoss B, Moffatt-Bruce SD. The limits of checklists: handoff and narrative thinking. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):528-33. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002705.

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June 25, 2014
Hilligoss B, Moffatt-Bruce SD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):528-33.
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Communication failures at the time of patient handoffs have been frequently implicated in adverse events. Comparing how narrative modes of communication such as storytelling and structured tools like checklists can be utilized to augment information transfers in health care, this commentary advocates for more research into strategies to improve narrative thinking.

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Hilligoss B, Moffatt-Bruce SD. The limits of checklists: handoff and narrative thinking. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):528-33. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002705.

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