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Intrateam coverage is common, intrateam handoffs are not
Author(s) -
Martin Karrie,
Frank Michael,
Fletcher Kathlyn E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.2251
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , intensive care medicine , law , political science
We have traditionally viewed continuity of care with a particular intern as important for high-quality inpatient care, but this continuity is difficult to achieve. As we move to a model of team rather than individual continuity, information transfers between team members become critical. When discontinuity between the primary team and a cross-covering team occurs, this informational continuity is managed through formal handoffs. Accordingly, there has been ample research on handoffs between different teams, but there has been little published literature to date to describe handoffs between members of the same team. Therefore, we set out (1) to learn how interns view intrateam handoffs and (2) to identify intern-perceived problems with intrateam handoffs.