I-PASS Handoff Curriculum: Faculty Development Resources

• Main Authors: Jennifer O'Toole (Author), Theodore Sectish (Author), Amy J. Starmer (Author), Glenn Rosenbluth (Author), Daniel West (Author), Christopher Landrigan (Author), April D. Allen (Author), Elizabeth Noble (Author), Rajendu Srivastava (Author), Lisa L. Tse (Author), Jennifer Hepps (Author), Joseph Lopreiato (Author), Sharon Calaman (Author), Clifton E. Yu (Author), Nancy Dollase Spector (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Communication failure is the leading root cause of sentinel events in hospitals. The increase in the number of handoffs related to new duty-hour standards in teaching hospitals creates additional opportunities for communication failure. The lack of standardized handoff processes in North Am...