Turn that frown upside down: implementation of a visual cue improves communication during emergency department to inpatient hand-offs

When a patient is admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED), the ED clinician passes on relevant clinical information to the admitting team to transition care, a process known as patient hand-off and commonly referred to as ‘calling report’. This information exchange between clinic...

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Main Authors: Beech Burns, James Heilman, Shana Kusin, Laura Chess, Mary Elizabeth Tanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/11/4/e002078.full