Transition of Care Practices from Emergency Department to Inpatient: Survey Data and Development of Algorithm

• Published in: The western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 86 - 92
• Main Authors: Lee, Sangil, Jordan, Jaime, Hern, Gene, Kessler, Chad, Promes, Susan, Krzyzaniak, Sarah, Gallahue, Fiona, Stettner, Ted, Druck, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 01.01.2017; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine; eScholarship Publishing, University of California
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Algorithms; Cross-Sectional Studies; Educational Advances; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medicine - education; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration; handoff; Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data; Humans; inpatient; Inpatients; Internship and Residency - standards; Multiple choice; Needs Assessment; Patient Handoff - standards; Patient Transfer - trends; Surveys and Questionnaires; transition of care; United States; United States > US

We aimed to assess the current scope of handoff education and practice among resident physicians in academic centers and to propose a standardized handoff algorithm for the transition of care from the emergency department (ED) to an inpatient setting. This was a cross-sectional survey targeted at th...