Using a computerized sign-out system to improve physician–nurse communication.

Robert Sidlow; Rachel J. Katz-Sidlow

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Using a computerized sign-out system to improve physician–nurse communication.

January 18, 2006

Sidlow R, Katz-Sidlow RJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(1):32-36.

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This article describes the implementation, use, and impact of an electronic resident sign-out system and how it benefits nurses' ability to communicate patient information to housestaff.

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