Handoffs in the era of duty hours reform: a focused review and strategy to address changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements.

Christopher M. DeRienzo; Karen Frush; Michael E. Barfield; Priya R. Gopwani; Brian C. Griffith; Xiaoyin Jiang; Ankit I. Mehta; Paulie Papavassiliou; Kristy L. Rialon; Alyssa M. Stephany; Tian Zhang; Kathryn M. Andolsek; Duke University Health System Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety and Quality Council

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Handoffs in the era of duty hours reform: a focused review and strategy to address changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements.

March 14, 2012

DeRienzo CM, Frush K, Barfield ME, et al. Acad Med. 2012;87(4):403-10.

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Reviewing evidence on transitions in care, this article describes how one university health system developed a comprehensive handoff curriculum to address educational needs in the context of changes to resident duty hours.

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