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Quality Improvement Regarding Handoff, Scott Studeny, Lauren Burley, Kelsey Cowen, Melanie Akers, Kelly O’Neill, Susan L. Flesher
Quality Improvement Regarding Handoff, Scott Studeny, Lauren Burley, Kelsey Cowen, Melanie Akers, Kelly O’Neill, Susan L. Flesher
Pediatrics
Background and Objectives: Previous studies have emphasized the importance of effectual communication during patient handoffs. The objectives of this study were to (1) implement a resident-driven quality improvement project to improve handoffs by including key elements that are necessary for a safe and effective handoff. We chose to use the IPASS (illness severity, patient summary, action items, situation awareness and contingency planning, synthesis by receiver) mnemonic as our standardized handoff model; (2) Consider balancing measures in an effort to be aware of any negative effects of our interventions on resident satisfaction with the system.
Methods: A senior resident established a …