Quality Improvement in Patient Handoff Clinical Trial
Official title:
Quality Improvement in Handover of General Internal Medicine In-patients
Miscommunication during patient handover can jeopardize patient safety and is the focus of
Quality Improvement initiatives by many organizations. It is widely recognized that such
miscommunication is preventable using a number of strategies identified in the literature.
Currently, there is no formal handover process of General Internal Medicine in-patients,
otherwise known as the Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) at Vancouver General Hospital, which is
a major patient safety concern. This project will implement a formal handover program and
evaluate whether there are changes in resident satisfaction with handover, but more
importantly, whether the investigators can improve patient outcomes.
n/a
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research