@article{3f596e35ba854501a4c1c00a62e1cf87,
title = "Improving Handoffs in the Emergency Department",
abstract = "Patient handoffs at shift change are a ubiquitous and potentially hazardous process in emergency care. As crowding and lengthy evaluations become the standard for an increasing proportion of emergency departments (EDs), the number of patients handed off will likely increase. It is critical now more than ever before to ensure that handoffs supply valid and useful shared understandings between providers at transitions of care. The purpose of this article is to provide the most up-to-date evidence and collective thinking about the process and safety of handoffs between physicians in the ED. It offers perspectives from other disciplines, provides a conceptual framework for handoffs, and categorizes models of existing practices. Legal and risk management issues are also addressed. A proposal for the development of handoff quality measures is outlined. Practical strategies are suggested to improve ED handoffs. Finally, a research agenda is proposed to provide a roadmap to future work that may increase knowledge in this area.",
author = "Cheung, {Dickson S.} and Kelly, {John J.} and Christopher Beach and Berkeley, {Ross P.} and Bitterman, {Robert A.} and Broida, {Robert I.} and Dalsey, {William C.} and Farley, {Heather L.} and Fuller, {Drew C.} and Garvey, {David J.} and Klauer, {Kevin M.} and McCullough, {Lynne B.} and Patterson, {Emily S.} and Pham, {Julius C.} and Phelan, {Michael P.} and Pines, {Jesse M.} and Schenkel, {Stephen M.} and Anne Tomolo and Turbiak, {Thomas W.} and Vozenilek, {John A.} and Wears, {Robert L.} and White, {Marjorie L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Funding for this project was provided by an American College of Emergency Physicians Section Grant to the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety section. Portions of the manuscript were created as products of grant number 1 U18 HS016640 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality . Copyright: Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2010",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.07.016",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "55",
pages = "171--180",
journal = "Annals of emergency medicine",
issn = "0196-0644",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "2",
}