“What's the next step?” Improving interfacility emergency department transfer handoff communication

While large referral centers uniquely receive transfers from smaller outlying hospitals, all EDs receive patients from skilled nursing facilities, clinics, and urgent care centers. There was a significant (p

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2017-08, Vol.35 (8), p.1194-1196
Main Authors: Bellew, Shawna, MD, Martin, Ashley, MD, Wang, Rona, MD, Fernanda Bellolio, M., MD, MS, Walker, Laura, MD, Sunga, Kharmene, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Emergency Service, Hospital - standards
Emergency services
Frustration
Handoff
Heart diseases
Humans
Interfacility
Intervention
Medical referrals
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing homes
Patient Handoff - statistics & numerical data
Patient Transfer - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Statistical analysis
Tennessee
Transfer
Trauma
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Summary:While large referral centers uniquely receive transfers from smaller outlying hospitals, all EDs receive patients from skilled nursing facilities, clinics, and urgent care centers. There was a significant (p
ISSN:0735-6757
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DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.007