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Patient Hand-Off iNitiation and Evaluation (PHONE) study: a randomized trial of patient handoff methods.
May 24, 2017
Clanton J, Gardner A, Subichin M, et al. Am J Surg. 2017;213(2):299-306.
Prior research suggests that implementing a standardized handoff process helps reduce medical errors. This randomized trial compared a formal patient handoff process to a focused one over a 10-month period at a large teaching hospital and found no impact on patient outcomes. The authors suggest that a more efficient handoff process may save time without compromising patient care.
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