Implementing a Comprehensive Handoff Program to Improve Pediatric Patient Safety

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Conditions studied: Patient Safety, Resident Workflow, Resident Experience

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 pediatric residents on inpatient units at Children's Hospital Boston - will lead to reductions in resident miscommunications / medical errors and improvements in workflow and experience on the wards.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01134419

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

84

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• all residents working on study units during study period, except as below

You may not qualify if…

• residents on the teamwork only unit who have previously been on the primary intervention unit

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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