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Forum: Reducing Risk During Handoffs
March 2007 Volume 25, Number 1
Articles [PDFs]
- Commentary
by John L. Mc Carthy - Case Study: The Loss of Key Information
by CRICO/RMF Staff - CRICO’s Handoff-related Malpractice Cases
by Jock Hoffman - Why the Joint Commission Cares About Handoff Strategy
by Peter Angood, MD - The Handoff: A Critical Point of Vulnerability
by Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH - Heuristics for Designing Coordination During Patient Handoffs
by Emily S. Patterson and David D. Woods - Communication Handoffs: One Hospital’s Approach
by Ailish M. Wilkie and Caprice C. Greenberg, MD, MPH - Hospitalists and Handoffs
Alexander Carbo, MD and Joseph Li, MD - A Process Prone to Error and Needing Improvement
by Steven Van Dam, MD - Partners HealthCare Clinical Transitions Project
by Terrence A. O’Malley, MD; Eric Poon, MD; Carmen Varga-Sen; and Myrna Chan-MacRae - Utilizing EMR Features to Improve Handoffs
by Douglas Bonacum, MBA, CPHRM; and Kenneth T. Fong, MS - The Patient’s Role in Handoffs
by Deborah LaValley, BSN, RN, CPHQ - Additional Resources
by Judith Jaffe, MSLIS
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