Patient safety outcomes after two years of an enhanced internal medicine residency clinic handoff.

Amber T Pincavage; Megan Prochaska; Marcus Dahlstrom; Wei Wei Lee; Kimberly J Beiting; Shana Ratner; Julie Oyler; Lisa M Vinci; Vineet M Arora

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Patient safety outcomes after two years of an enhanced internal medicine residency clinic handoff.

March 28, 2018

Pincavage AT, Prochaska M, Dahlstrom M, et al. Am J Med. 2013;127(1).

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This pre–post study of a standardized handoff intervention in an internal medicine resident continuity clinic resulted in fewer patients lost to follow-up and decreased acute care utilization around the time of provider handoff. The authors conclude that identifying and prioritizing follow-up for high-risk patients improves year-end handoffs for graduating residents.

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