Objectives Effective communication is critical to the safe delivery of care but is characterized
by outdated technologies. Mobile technology has the potential to transform communication …

Objective Urgent clinician–clinician communications require routes of contact that are fast
and dependable, and allow for the exchange of complex information. Despite the increasing …

Advances in technology make it possible to supplement in-person teaching activities with
digital learning, use electronic records in patient care, and communicate through social …

The pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex environment, in which a multidisciplinary
team of clinicians (registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians) continually …

Despite the importance of communication to patient safety in hospital settings, we know
surprisingly little about communication patterns between physicians and nurses, particularly …

Importance Handoffs have significantly increased in number following Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour restrictions. Studies have shown …

Background Previous studies suggest that nonurgent pages comprise a substantial portion
of the pages received by residents while on duty. We evaluated the number, type, and …

Background The utilization of smartphone-based technology and applications to streamline
patient care provides an exciting opportunity for quality improvement research. As traditional …

In hospitals, effective and efficient communication among care providers is critical to the
provision of high-quality patient care. Yet, major problems impede communications …

Introduction: Hospital-based medical services are increasingly utilizing team-based pagers
and smartphones to streamline communications. However, an unintended consequence …