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EHR Risks, Safer Handoffs, and more...
Jul 14, 2017
CRICO Insights: July 2017
Five Proven Actions for Safer Patient Handoffs
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llness-severity assessment |
P |
atient summary |
A |
ction list |
S |
ituation awareness and contingency plan |
S |
ynthesis by receiver |
Source: I-PASS Study Group—the 2017 national Eisenberg Award Winner. Learn more. CRICO was an early-on supporter of the group’s work, which serves as a framework for handoffs of care for multiple learner types and environments. |
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