AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Targeting improvements in patient safety at a large academic center: an institutional handoff curriculum for graduate medical education.

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Targeting improvements in patient safety at a large academic center: an institutional handoff curriculum for graduate medical education.

Allen S, Caton C, Cluver J, Mainous AG III, Clyburn B. Acad Med. 2014 Aug 12; [Epub ahead of print].

This commentary describes the development and implementation of an institution-wide handoff curriculum for first-year residents. The authors relate perceived benefits to the training and provide insights for designing similar programs to teach and assess resident handover competencies.

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