Creation of an Institutional Toolkit for Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Handoffs

Authors

Richard F. Schmidt, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Courtney Devin, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nicholas Tarangelo, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Andrew Mendelson, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Bracken Babula, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rebecca Jaffe, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Objectives

1. Create a method for analyzing different handoffs in a variety of clinical settings and scenarios at TJUH.
2. Develop a set of standardized survey tools using existing validated language to quantify the perceptions, quality, and needs for different patient care transitions.
3. Use results from these tools to cater focused handoff improvement interventions for specific patient care settings.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, handoffs, transitions of care, patient care

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurology | Surgery

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Schmidt, MD, Richard F.; Devin, MD, Courtney; Tarangelo, MD, Nicholas; Mendelson, MD, Andrew; Babula, MD, Bracken; and Jaffe, MD, Rebecca, "Creation of an Institutional Toolkit for Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Handoffs" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 142.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/142