We conducted a qualitative research inquiry to facilitate the redesign of a military patient
handoff training program for a new population of civilian Emergency Medical Services (EMS) …

Introduction Long considered a danger point in patient care, handoffs and patient care
transitions contribute to medical errors and adverse events. Without standardization of …

Objectives Transitions of care present a risk for communication error and may adversely
affect patient care. This study addresses the scope of current handoff practices amongst US …

Introduction: Even though patient handoffs are at high risk for errors and adverse events,
there is not a standardised approach to how these should be taught to paramedic students …

Background: Patient handoffs between care teams have been recognized as a major patient
safety risk due to inadequate exchange or loss of critical information, especially during …

Methods Using a grounded theory approach and constructivist/interpretivist research
paradigm, we analyzed data from three primary and one confirmatory focus groups (FGs) at …

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 …

Study Objectives Patient handoffs have been implicated in approximately 80% of serious
medical errors. With work hour restrictions created by the Accreditation Council for Graduate …

This quantitative study explored methods of teaching patient handoff and communication
skills to health professions students. The researcher sought to answer the following research …

Methods This was a cross-sectional survey targeted at the program directors, associate or
assistant program directors, and faculty members of emergency medicine (EM) residency …