Effect of a Multispecialty Faculty Handoff Initiative on Safety Culture and Handoff Quality.

ABSTRACT: Structured handoffs at transitions of care are vital components of patient safety. A safety culture survey showed that "handoffs and transitions" were among the lowest scoring dimensions at our hospital. We sought to improve physician handoffs and safety culture scores by implementing standardized handoff communication across multiple divisions of an academic pediatric department.

Methods

We used a modified learning collaborative model to implement an I-PASS program, including training, standardized verbal handoff processes, observation and feedback, and sustainment. The setting was the Department of Pediatrics (DoP) within a tertiary academic children's hospital encompassing 13 clinical divisions. The primary outcome was a change in the DoP staff physician "handoffs and transitions

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970093 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature