Development of a Sign-Out Tool to Improve Handoffs in Care

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Continuity of Patient Care, Workflow, Quality of Signout

In brief

The purpose of this grant is to fund the research necessary to fully understand the impact of this sign-out tool on clinician workflow, quality of sign-out, and continuity of care. This information will inform exactly how Partners will move ahead with tools to improve handoffs in care (i.e., whether the prototype will be adapted further, adopted Partners wide, or abandoned in favor of other solutions). The investigators hypothesize that a web-based handoff tool improves provider satisfaction, the quality of written sign-outs, and measures of continuity of care compared with current handoff tools.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01398761

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

295

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All nurses, residents, PAs, and attendings on the two study services

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical staff not on study services within study period

Where it is running

• Brigham & Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.