Implementing a Comprehensive Handoff Program to Improve Patient Safety

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Medical Errors

In brief

The investigators propose to test the hypothesis that implementation of a comprehensive handoff program (CHP) - i.e., implementation of a computerized handoff tool along with teamwork training for internal medicine residents on inpatient units at Walter Reed and Madigan Army Medical Centers - will lead to reductions in resident miscommunications / medical errors and improvements in workflow and experience on the wards.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01130987

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

92

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-06-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• all internal medicine residents completing rotations through intervention units during data collection periods

You may not qualify if…

• none

Where it is running

• Walter Reed Army Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Madigan Army Medical Center — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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