Background An accurate handover of clinical information is of great importance to continuity
and safety of care. If clinically relevant information is not shared accurately and in a timely …

When a patient's transition from the hospital to home is less than optimal, the repercussions
can be far-reaching–hospital readmission, adverse medical events, and even mortality …

In the recent patient safety literature, there is an increasing agreement that effective patient
handover is critical to patient safety by ensuring appropriate coordination among health-care …

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 …

Health systems everywhere are expected to meet increasing public and political demands
for accessible, high-quality care. Policy-makers, managers, and clinicians use their best …

Objective Given the complexities of the healthcare environment, efforts to develop
standardized handoff practices have led to widely varying manifestations of handoff tools. A …

Multiple institutions identify communication and shift-to-shift handoffs as a source of clinical
errors. Conducting handoffs at the bedside has been proposed as a potential solution to …

A desnutrição é frequentemente encontrada no ambiente hospitalar. Muitas vezes
negligenciada, apesar de afetar desfavoravelmente a saúde da população, a desnutrição …

Introduction Poor teamwork and communication between healthcare staff are correlated to
patient safety incidents. However, the organisational factors responsible for these issues are …

Aims To synthesize outcomes from research on handoffs to guide future computerization of
the process on medical and surgical units. Background Handoffs can create important …