Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published August 2018

Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review.

Müller M, Jürgens J, Redaèlli M, Klingberg K, Hautz WE, Stock S. BMJ Open. 2018;8:e022202.

Standardized handoff tools are increasingly implemented to improve communication between health care providers. Although this systematic review identified several studies supporting the use of SBAR as a communication tool to improve patient safety, the authors suggest the evidence is moderate and that further research is needed.

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