Use of a Digital Handoff Tool to Support Team Coordination

Presentation Time: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Abstract Keywords: Transitions of Care, Workflow, Patient Safety
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Research Informatics

Handoff tools embedded in the electronic health record (EHR) are critical to promoting continuity of care during shift change. In an analysis of hospital medicine providers' use of such a tool across a large academic hospital, we find significant variation in when and how this tool is used. We characterize interdependence between daytime documentation and nightshift behavior, signifying the importance of optimizing use of this tool in practice to achieve consistent, high-quality handoffs.

Speaker(s):
Andrew Olson, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities

Author(s):
Dori Cross, PhD - University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Josh Weiner, B.A. - University of Minnesota; Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD - University of Minnesota; Andrew Olson - University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities;