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Discussion| Volume 14, ISSUE 2, SUPPLEMENT , S16-S17, March 01, 2014

Competency 3. Provide transfer of care that ensures seamless transitions

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2013.11.022
Competency 3. Provide transfer of care that ensures seamless transitions
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      With the advent of work duty hours and the Institute of Medicine reports on patient safety of the past decade, the skill of transferring care between providers and teams has become paramount. The literature on teaching and assessing handoff communication has proliferated in the realms of nursing,
      • Amato E.J.
      • Barba M.P.
      • Vealey R.J.
      Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety.
      AORN J. 2008; 88: 763-770
      , 
      • Sandlin D.
      Improving patient safety by implementing a standardized and consistent approach to hand-off communication.
      J Perianesth Nurs. 2007; 22: 289-292
      patient safety,
      • Arora V.
      • Johnson J.
      A model for building a standardized hand-off protocol.
      J Qual Patient Saf. 2006; 32: 646-655
      medical education,
      • Kalet A.
      • Pugnaire M.P.
      • Cole-Kelly K.
      • et al.
      Teaching communication in clinical clerkships: models from the Macy initiative in health communications.
      Acad Med. 2004; 79: 511-520
      , 
      • Duffy F.D.
      • Gordon G.H.
      • Whelan G.
      • et al.
      Assessing competence in communication and interpersonal skills: the Kalamazoo II report.
      Acad Med. 2004; 79: 495-507
      and medical specialties.
      • Brinkman W.B.
      • Geraghty S.R.
      • Lanphear B.P.
      • et al.
      Evaluation of resident communication skills and professionalism: a matter of perspective?.
      Pediatrics. 2006; 118: 1371-1379
      , 
      • Fletcher K.E.
      • Wiest F.C.
      • Halasyamani L.
      • et al.
      How do hospitalized patients feel about resident work hours, fatigue, and discontinuity of care?.
      J Gen Intern Med. 2008; 23: 623-628
      Handoffs occur in a variety of settings and contexts. For example, handoffs may occur within units, between units, between specialists and generalists, between subspecialists in different specialties, or between inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition, they may occur in person, by telephone, or by written document.
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      References

        • Amato E.J.
        • Barba M.P.
        • Vealey R.J.
        Hand-off communication: a requisite for perioperative patient safety.
        AORN J. 2008; 88: 763-770
        View in Article
        • Sandlin D.
        Improving patient safety by implementing a standardized and consistent approach to hand-off communication.
        J Perianesth Nurs. 2007; 22: 289-292
        View in Article
        • Arora V.
        • Johnson J.
        A model for building a standardized hand-off protocol.
        J Qual Patient Saf. 2006; 32: 646-655
        View in Article
        • Kalet A.
        • Pugnaire M.P.
        • Cole-Kelly K.
        • et al.
        Teaching communication in clinical clerkships: models from the Macy initiative in health communications.
        Acad Med. 2004; 79: 511-520
        View in Article
        • Duffy F.D.
        • Gordon G.H.
        • Whelan G.
        • et al.
        Assessing competence in communication and interpersonal skills: the Kalamazoo II report.
        Acad Med. 2004; 79: 495-507
        View in Article
        • Brinkman W.B.
        • Geraghty S.R.
        • Lanphear B.P.
        • et al.
        Evaluation of resident communication skills and professionalism: a matter of perspective?.
        Pediatrics. 2006; 118: 1371-1379
        View in Article
        • Fletcher K.E.
        • Wiest F.C.
        • Halasyamani L.
        • et al.
        How do hospitalized patients feel about resident work hours, fatigue, and discontinuity of care?.
        J Gen Intern Med. 2008; 23: 623-628
        View in Article

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