An institution-wide handoff task force to standardise and improve physician handoffs.

Leora I. Horwitz; Kevin M. Schuster; Stephen F. Thung; David C. Hersh; Rosemarie L. Fisher; Nidhi Shah; William Cushing; Judy Nunes; David G. Silverman; Grace Y. Jenq

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An institution-wide handoff task force to standardise and improve physician handoffs.

September 26, 2012

Horwitz LI, Schuster KM, Thung SF, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(10):863-71.

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A multidisciplinary task force developed an organizational approach to standardizing handoffs between resident physicians.

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