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Bridging Gaps in Handoff Communication: A Comparative Evaluation of Information Organization Tools

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Handoffs permeate the healthcare system at all levels, from the individual to the organizational level. A recent study estimated that approximately 1.6 million handoffs occur per year in a typical teaching hospital [1]. This number is likely to increase given the current ACGME (Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education) restrictions on resident work hours [2].

Portions of this chapter appeared as an open access article in the Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Symposium American Medical Informatics Association, Abraham et al. Ensuring patient safety in care transitions: an empirical evaluation of a handoff intervention tool.

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Abraham, J., Kannampallil, T.G., Patel, B. (2014). Bridging Gaps in Handoff Communication: A Comparative Evaluation of Information Organization Tools. In: Patel, V., Kaufman, D., Cohen, T. (eds) Cognitive Informatics in Health and Biomedicine. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5490-7_13

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