Improving and Sustaining Resident Physician Handover

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Reilly, Devin [1 ]
Shandilya, Shaefali [1 ]
Streater, Blair [1 ]
Aprile, Bettina [2 ]
Aprile, Justen M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Hlth Childrens Hosp, Pediat, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
[2] Penn State Hlth Milton S Hershey Med Ctr, Family & Community Med, Hershey, PA USA
关键词
undergraduate and graduate medical education; safety patient; quality improvement research; health communication; medical resident education; MEDICAL ERRORS; HANDOFFS; IMPLEMENTATION; COMMUNICATION;
D O I
10.7759/cureus.53413
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background Handoffs serve a critical patient safety function in the transition between caregivers. In 2006, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations strongly recommended the implementation of "a standardized approach to 'handoff' communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to questions." Numerous studies have investigated the quality and efficacy of patient handoffs and the utility of structured handoff curriculums, particularly in the context of patient safety and outcomes. Objective The pediatric residents at Penn State Health (PSH) did not utilize a formal written or verbal handoff tool. Our study facilitated the design of a comprehensive handoff curriculum, including verbal and written components, and the implementation of faculty and multidisciplinary care team involvement coupled with resident training and observations. We investigate the impact of this curriculum longitudinally utilizing validated tools completed by external observers as well as the residents themselves. Methods Prior to SAFETIPS being implemented, residents at a mid -sized Pediatric program were observed giving handovers at various intervals to understand baseline habits. Residents were then educated with the SAFETIPS curriculum and again observed. Trained observers of the handover process completed a validated evaluation form concentrating on seven key domains necessary for effective handover and communication; residents involved in the handover also completed a validated evaluation form. Consent for the project was implied with the observer's presence during the process and our study was exempt from full IRB consideration given its quality improvement design. A mix of summary statistics, stacked dot plots, mixed effects regression, and joint F tests were used to analyze data. Results Mean values on all sections of the handover evaluation Likert scale completed by trained observers tended to increase over time; the variance in responses was likewise much smaller at later time periods. Similarly, all sections of the evaluation tools completed by the resident physicians themselves showed significantly increased scores from pre- to post -implementation of our curriculum. Data revealed a plateauing of results toward later time points suggestive of skills mastery and sustained improvements. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the introduction of a structured handoff curriculum correlated with improved communication among residents, and such improvements were sustained over time.
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