Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program

J. Starmer, Amy; D. Spector, Nancy; Srivastava, Rajendu; C. West, Daniel; Rosenbluth, Glenn; D. Allen, April; Noble, Elizabeth; L. Tse, Lisa; K. Dalal, Anuj; Keohane, Carol; R. Lipsitz, Stuart; M. Rothschild, Jeffrey; Wien, Matthew; Yoon, Catherine; Zigmont, Katherine; M. Wilson, Karen; K. O’Toole, Jennifer; G. Solan, Lauren; Aylor, Megan; Bismilla, Zia; Coffey, Maitreya; Mahant, Sanjay; Blankenburg, Rebecca; Destino, Lauren; L. Everhart, Jennifer; J. Patel, Shilpa; F. Bale, James; Blank Spackman, Jaime; Stevenson, Adam; Calaman, Sharon; Sessions Cole, F.; F. Balmer, Dorene; Hepps, Jennifer; Lopreiato, Joseph; E. Yu, Clifton; C. Sectish, Theodore; P. Landrigan, Christopher

doi:10.1056/nejmsa1405556

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Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 5, 2014

Authors:

Amy J. Starmer

Nancy D. Spector

Rajendu Srivastava

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Miscommunications are a leading cause of serious medical errors. Data from multicenter studies assessing programs designed to improve handoff of information about patient care are lacking. METHODS: We conducted a prospective intervention study of a resident handoff-improvement program in...

Subject

Medicine

Handover

Adverse effect

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