Association of face-to-face handoffs and outcomes of hospitalized internal medicine patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
Will M SchoutenDeanne T Kashiwagi

Abstract

Failures in communication at the time of patient handoff have been implicated as contributing factors to preventable adverse events. Examine the relationship between face-to-face handoffs and the rate of patient outcomes, including adverse events. Retrospective cohort. A 1157-bed academic tertiary referral hospital. There were 805 adult patients admitted to general internal medicine services. Retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes, including the rate of adverse events, of patients whose care was transitioned with and without face-to-face handoffs. Rapid response team calls, code team calls, transfers to a higher level of care, death in hospital, 30-day readmission rate, length of stay, and adverse events (as identified using the Global Trigger Tool). There was no significant difference with respect to the frequency of rapid response team calls, code team calls, transfers to a higher level of care, deaths in hospital, length of stay, 30-day readmission rate, or adverse events between patients whose care was transitioned with or without a face-to-face handoff. Face-to-face handoff of patients admitted to general medical services at a large academic tertiary referral hospital was not associated with a significant difference...Continue Reading

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May 4, 2018·Research in Nursing & Health·Alana RosenbergBeth L Emerson
May 20, 2015·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Will M SchoutenDeanne T Kashiwagi
Oct 27, 2015·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Mahadevappa Hunasikatti
May 16, 2015·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Sukhchain Singh
Mar 5, 2015·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Christine D Jones, Jeffrey J Glasheen
May 16, 2015·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Frunze Petrosyan

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