Patient handoffs present opportunities for miscommunication and errors. This quasi-experimental study examined the impact of an electronic nursing handover system (ENHS) on patient safety and handover quality among patients both with and without COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU). Findings indicate that the ENHS improved the quality of the handover, reduced handover time, and increased patient safety.

The authors propose a set of standardized criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of community-based safety programs.

This study examined the impact of several factors on computerized provider order entry (CPOE) adoption. After implementation, more nurses than physicians reported that the system worked well in their clinical setting, and nearly 75% of physicians and 50% of nurses found the system adapted poorly to their specific professional practice.