The implementation of a standardized handoff process across 23 children’s hospitals resulted in a significant decrease in handoff-related care failures, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Every ‘just checking in’ message is a symptom of the same root problem: somebody does not know where things stand. The DM is ...

We conducted this study at Denver Health Medical Center, a public safety net hospital that is part of the University of Colorado School of Medicine's internal medicine residency program. The study was ...

An EMR-based tool that incorporated a standardized treatment handoff process helped improve communication among nurses and reduced errors, according to a study published in Journal of Oncology ...

Patients’ transitions between caregivers pose a risk to safety and may trigger adverse events. In addition, patient handoffs occur multiple times a day for each patient, making it critical for ...

The important findings of this study were that interns at Denver Health felt unprepared to hand off patient care adequately, particularly in the first three months of the academic year, and that ...