A Survey of Handoff Practices in Emergency Medicine
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.
Source: American Journal of Medical Quality - Category: Health Management Authors: Kessler, C., Shakeel, F., Hern, H. G., Jones, J. S., Comes, J., Kulstad, C., Gallahue, F. A., Burns, B. D., Knapp, B. J., Gang, M., Davenport, M., Osborne, B., Velez, L. I. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
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