Sign-out snapshot: cross-sectional evaluation of written sign-outs among specialties.

Amy R. Schoenfeld; Mohammed Salim Al-Damluji; Leora I. Horwitz

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Sign-out snapshot: cross-sectional evaluation of written sign-outs among specialties.

January 15, 2014

Schoenfeld AR, Al-Damluji MS, Horwitz LI. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(1):66-72.

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Despite use of a standardized template, the inclusion of key data elements in inpatient signouts varied widely between specialties in this study conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital. The authors attribute this finding to cultural differences across specialties and acknowledge that a one-size-fits-all approach to signouts may not be appropriate.

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