TY - GEN
T1 - Medical team handoffs
T2 - 58th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
AU - Bedwell, Wendy L.
AU - Rosen, Michael
AU - Catchople, Ken
AU - Lazzara, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Patient handoffs can look very different depending on the context, but regardless of the situation, they are a major vulnerability in patient care. The current regulations of resident work-hours have increased the frequency of handoffs, thereby increasing the risk to patients and the need to understand how to optimize the procedure. Moreover, the time pressure that many handoffs from one department to the next face pose a unique set of teamwork and communication challenges that need to be further explored. This expert panel will engage in discussion regarding the current state of medical team handoffs: in multiple contexts, how to use technology and the environment to increase their efficiency, and the role of human factors in creating a safer patient handoff.
AB - Patient handoffs can look very different depending on the context, but regardless of the situation, they are a major vulnerability in patient care. The current regulations of resident work-hours have increased the frequency of handoffs, thereby increasing the risk to patients and the need to understand how to optimize the procedure. Moreover, the time pressure that many handoffs from one department to the next face pose a unique set of teamwork and communication challenges that need to be further explored. This expert panel will engage in discussion regarding the current state of medical team handoffs: in multiple contexts, how to use technology and the environment to increase their efficiency, and the role of human factors in creating a safer patient handoff.
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U2 - 10.1177/1541931214581154
DO - 10.1177/1541931214581154
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957608781
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 654
EP - 658
BT - 2014 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
Y2 - 27 October 2014 through 31 October 2014
ER -