A Performance Improvement Project to Improve Hand-off Communication Documentation within the Surgical Services Department

Over 80% of adverse events in healthcare are due to miscommunication. To improve patient safety, The Joint Commission recommended the use of standardized hand-off communication tools in 2012. One acute care hospital in Southeast Florida implemented standardized handoff reports in 2014 with few revis...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal
Main Authors:	Bobbie J. Wich, Millie Escalona, Judith E. Bowling, Ana L. Santos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Library & Knowledge Services and Nursing & Health Sciences Research Departments 2021-12-01
Subjects:	hand-off hand-off report handover hand-off communication performance improvement
Online Access:	https://scholarlycommons.baptisthealth.net/nhsrj/vol4/iss1/7/