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Adverse Drug Reactions
Hospital residents report patient-handoff problems common, can lead to patient harm
October 11th, 2008
A significant percentage of resident physicians report that patient handoffs – transfer of responsibility for a hospitalized patient from one resident to another – contributed to incidents in which harm was done to patients. The study, published in the October 2008 Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, identifies situations in which problematic handoffs are more likely to occur and factors that may interfere with the smooth transfer of crucial information. "Our findings suggest that patient harm from problematic handoffs is common," says Barry Kitch, MD, MPH, of the Massachusetts General Hosptal (MGH) Institute for Health Policy and Harvard Medical...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-10-11)
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