Joseph R Keebler, Isaac Lynch, Fallon Ngo, Eleanor Phelps, Norman Huang, Oren Guttman, Richard Preble, Abu Taher Minhajuddin, Natalie Gamez, Alicia Wanat-Hawthorne, Kenni Landgraf, Emma Minnis, Logan Gisick, Mandy McBroom, Aditee Ambardekar, DaiWai Olson, Philip E Greilich
BACKGROUND: Improving the reliability of handoffs and care transitions is an important goal for many health care organizations. Increasing evidence shows that human-centered design and improved teamwork can lead to sustainable care transition improvements and better patient outcomes. This study was conducted within a cardiovascular service line at an academic medical center that performs more than 600 surgical procedures annually. A handoff process previously implemented at the center was poorly adopted...
June 1, 2023: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety