Here are 12 tools that aim to improve patient handoff at healthcare facilities. Digital Nurse Assistant. Developed by PARC, a Xerox company, Digital Nurse Assistant is an electronic medical record ...

Shift changes, patient handoffs and referrals all require precise transfers of patient information. Many things can go wrong, however, and plenty of research has shown botched patient handoffs can be ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspiring studies related to two common sources of adverse events in healthcare – handoff communication failures, and bias and inequities ...

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A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says. Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in ...

A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association shows hospitals can significantly reduce medical errors by adopting standardized communication during patient handoffs without burdening ...

Huddle handoff communication tool helps nurses feel safer from workplace violence A huddle handoff communication tool, developed by an academic hospital, may help improve the process for addressing ...

With more research showing that handoffs are essential to patient safety, the pressure is on for hospitals to teach physicians handoff techniques. Despite this call to action, few training tools exist ...

In a bid to minimize medical error, leading academic hospitals are developing tools to improve handover communication – timely initiatives considering the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of ...

Studies from MD Anderson and NYC Health + Hospitals featured in August 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE ...