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Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program
Author(s) -
Amy J. Starmer,
Nancy D. Spector,
Rajendu Srivastava,
Daniel C. West,
Glenn Rosenbluth,
April D. Allen,
Elizabeth Noble,
Lisa L. Tse,
Anuj K. Dalal,
Carol Keohane,
Stuart R. Lipsitz,
Jeffrey M. Rothschild,
Matthew Wien,
Catherine Yoon,
Katherine Zigmont,
Karen M. Wilson,
Jennifer K. O’Toole,
Lauren G. Solan,
Megan Aylor,
Zia Bismilla,
Maitreya Coffey,
Sanjay Mahant,
Rebecca Blankenburg,
Lauren Destino,
Jennifer L. Everhart,
Shilpa J. Patel,
James F. Bale,
Jaime Blank Spackman,
Adam Stevenson,
Sharon Calaman,
F. Sessions Cole,
Dorene F. Balmer,
Jennifer Hepps,
Joseph Lopreiato,
Clifton E. Yu,
Theodore C. Sectish,
Christopher P. Landrigan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1405556
Subject(s) - medicine , handover , adverse effect , emergency medicine , patient safety , mnemonic , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency , health care , nursing , computer network , computer science , psychology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth
Miscommunications are a leading cause of serious medical errors. Data from multicenter studies assessing programs designed to improve handoff of information about patient care are lacking.

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