The tangible handoff: a team approach for advancing structured communication in labor and delivery.

Michael Block; Jean F. Ehrenworth; Virginia M. Cuce; Njoki Ng a.; Jacqueline Weinbach; Shelley B. Saber; Milija Milic; Judith A. Urgo; Desiree Sokoli; Mark Schlesinger

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The tangible handoff: a team approach for advancing structured communication in labor and delivery.

January 3, 2017

Block M, Ehrenworth JF, Cuce VM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(6):282-287, 241.

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This commentary explains the development and implementation of a handoff card designed to standardize and enhance transitions in obstetric care.

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