Transfer of accountability: transforming shift handover to enhance patient safety.
Alvarado K, Lee R, Christoffersen E, et al. Transfer of accountability: transforming shift handover to enhance patient safety. Healthc Q. 2006;9 Spec No:75-79.
The authors describe one hospital's initiative to develop evidence-based handoff guidelines, a pilot study of their use, and the observed impact of the guidelines on patient care in that facility.