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A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine.

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Kessler, C; Shakeel, F; Hern, HG; Jones, JS; Comes, J; Kulstad, C; Gallahue, FA; Burns, BD; Knapp, BJ; Gang, M; Davenport, M; Osborne, B; Velez, LI
Published in: Am J Med Qual
2014

This study aimed to assess practices in emergency department (ED) handoffs as perceived by emergency medicine (EM) residency program directors and other senior-level faculty and to determine if there are deficits in resident handoff training. This cross-sectional survey study was guided by the Kern model for medical curriculum development. A 12-member Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Transitions in Care task force of EM physicians performed these steps and constructed a survey. The survey was distributed to the CORD listserv. There were 147 responses to the anonymous survey, which were collected using an online tool. At least 41% of the 158 American College of Graduate Medical Education EM residency programs were represented. More than half (56.6%) of responding EM physicians reported that their ED did not use a standardized handoff. There also exists a dearth of formal handoff training and handoff proficiency assessments for EM residents.

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Am J Med Qual

DOI

EISSN

1555-824X

Publication Date

2014

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

408 / 414

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Patient Handoff
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Kessler, C., Shakeel, F., Hern, H. G., Jones, J. S., Comes, J., Kulstad, C., … Velez, L. I. (2014). A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine. Am J Med Qual, 29(5), 408–414. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860613503364
Kessler, Chad, Faizan Shakeel, H Gene Hern, Jonathan S. Jones, Jim Comes, Christine Kulstad, Fiona A. Gallahue, et al. “A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine.Am J Med Qual 29, no. 5 (2014): 408–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860613503364.
Kessler C, Shakeel F, Hern HG, Jones JS, Comes J, Kulstad C, et al. A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine. Am J Med Qual. 2014;29(5):408–14.
Kessler, Chad, et al. “A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine.Am J Med Qual, vol. 29, no. 5, 2014, pp. 408–14. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1062860613503364.
Kessler C, Shakeel F, Hern HG, Jones JS, Comes J, Kulstad C, Gallahue FA, Burns BD, Knapp BJ, Gang M, Davenport M, Osborne B, Velez LI. A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine. Am J Med Qual. 2014;29(5):408–414.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Med Qual

DOI

EISSN

1555-824X

Publication Date

2014

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

408 / 414

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Patient Handoff
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services