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I-PASS and SBAR Handoff Tools Have Proven Benefits
Apr 25, 2016
Dana Siegal, director of patient safety for CRICO Strategies (now Candello), says although communication errors are not solely to blame for patient harm, they often serve as the catalyst to subsequent missteps. The Communications report, published in January by Candello, analyzed 23,000 medical malpractice claims filed between 2009 and 2013 in which patients suffered some degree of harm.
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I-PASS and SBAR handoff tools have proven benefits. PSQH. Apr 13, 2016.
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