Development and implementation of a standardised emergency department intershift handover tool to improve physician communication
BackgroundStructured handover can reduce communication breakdowns and potential medical errors. In our emergency department (ED) we identified a safety risk due to variation in quality and content of overnight handovers between physicians.AimOur goal was to develop and implement a standardised ED-sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-03-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open Quality |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000780.full |