biostudies-literatureUnknown153(5)Parent B<h4>Importance</h4>Clinician miscommunication contributes to an estimated 250 000 deaths in US hospitals per year. Efforts to standardize handoff communication may reduce errors and improve patient safety.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the effect of a standardized handoff curriculum, UW-IPASS, on interclinician communication and patient outcomes.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cluster randomized stepped-wedge randomized clinical trial was conducted from October 2015 to May 2016 at 8 medical and surgical intensive care units at 2 hospital systems within an academic tertiary referral center. Participants included residents, fellows, advance-practice clinicians, and attending physicians (n = 106 clinicians, with 1488 handoff events over 8 months) and data were collected from daJAMA surgery464-470https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5875375biostudies-literatureEffect of Standardized Handoff Curriculum on Improved Clinician Preparedness in the Intensive Care Unit: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.PMC5875375Delossantos GBChoe LMacDonald JTLaGrone LNMoon SDVan Eaton EGParent BKritek PAAddison EJKeller JMCuschieri JGaskill CEStolzberg MJSerina PTAlbirair MTZech JMfalseEffect of Standardized Handoff Curriculum on Improved Clinician Preparedness in the Intensive Care Unit: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.<h4>Importance</h4>Clinician miscommunication contributes to an estimated 250 000 deaths in US hospitals per year. Efforts to standardize handoff communication may reduce errors and improve patient safety.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the effect of a standardized handoff curriculum, UW-IPASS, on interclinician communication and patient outcomes.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cluster randomized stepped-wedge randomized clinical trial was conducted from October 2015 to May 2016 at 8 medical and surgical intensive care units at 2 hospital systems within an academic tertiary referral center. Participants included residents, fellows, advance-practice clinicians, and attending physicians (n = 106 clinicians, with 1488 handoff events over 8 months) and data were collected from da2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 May2026-06-07T06:43:07.008Z2019-03-26T22:31:23ZS-EPMC58753752929960210.1001/jamasurg.2017.5440