AHRQ Patient Safety Network: The effect of an electronic SBAR communication tool on documentation of acute events in the pediatric intensive care unit.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



The effect of an electronic SBAR communication tool on documentation of acute events in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Panesar RS, Albert B, Messina C, Parker M. Am J Med Qual. 2014 Oct 1; [Epub ahead of print].

Use of a structured communication tool within an electronic medical record resulted in increased high-quality communication between nurses and physicians around critical patient events.

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