BACKGROUND Emergency department (ED) to inpatient physician handoffs are subject to
complex challenges. We assessed physicians' perceptions of the ED admission handoff …

Study objective We describe the current state of emergency department to inpatient handoffs
and assess handoff best practices between emergency physicians and hospitalist medicine …

Patient handoffs at shift change are a ubiquitous and potentially hazardous process in
emergency care. As crowding and lengthy evaluations become the standard for an …

Standardized handoffs may reduce communication errors, but research on handoff in
community and international settings is lacking. Our study at a community hospital in the …

One author [BH] conducted a two-year (January 2009–March 2011) ethnographic study of
physicians' admissions work at “Memorial Hospital”(pseudonym), an adult acute care …

Objectives: To identify the perceptions of emergency physicians (EPs) and hospitalists
regarding interservice handoff communication as patients are transferred from the …

Article-at-a-Glance Background There is little evidence for solutions to improve the handoff
process between units, particularly from the emergency department (ED) to the inpatient …

Study objective Patient handoffs are known as high-risk events for medical error but little is
known about the professional, structural, and interpersonal factors that can affect the patient …

Article-at-a-Glance Background After hospital discharge, patients are at risk for medication
errors, missed test results, adverse events, and readmissions. Handoff communication …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Handoffs serve a critical function in ensuring patient care
continuity during transitions of care. Studies to date have predominantly focused on intershift …