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Distractions During Resident Handoffs

Author(s) -

Cristan Anderson,

Grace A. Nicksa,

Lygia Stewart

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2459

Subject(s) - medicine , handover , distraction , evening , patient safety , graduate medical education , accreditation , medical emergency , emergency medicine , health care , psychology , medical education , computer network , physics , astronomy , neuroscience , computer science , economics , economic growth

Handoffs have significantly increased in number following Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour restrictions. Studies have shown correlations between the number of handoffs and errors/patient harm. Distractions are common during handoffs and may interfere with handoff quality and effectiveness.

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