Improved Accuracy and Quality of Information During Emergency Department Care Transitions

Improved Accuracy and Quality of Information During Emergency Department Care Transitions

Introduction: Suboptimal communication during emergency department (ED) care transitions has been shown to contribute to medical errors, sometimes resulting in patient injury and litigation. The study objective was to determine whether a standardized checkout process would decrease the number of r...

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Main Authors: Nnaemeka Okafor, Justin Mazzillo, Sara Miller, Kimberly A. Chambers, Samar Yusuf, Vanessa Garza-Miranda, Yashwant Chathampally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-04-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Hand-offs
care transitions
checkout
signout
medical quality
quality assurance
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0h92s8xx

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