"Patient Handoff" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
| Descriptor ID |
D062209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.249 E02.760.400.615 N02.421.585.169.249 N02.421.585.400.615 N04.590.233.727.210.249 N05.715.840.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Handoff- Patient Handoff
- Handoff, Patient
- Handoffs, Patient
- Patient Handoffs
- Patient Hand Over
- Hand Over, Patient
- Hand Overs, Patient
- Patient Hand Overs
- Patient Sign Out
- Sign Out, Patient
- Sign Outs, Patient
- Patient Signout
- Patient Signouts
- Signout, Patient
- Signouts, Patient
- Patient Signover
- Patient Signovers
- Signover, Patient
- Signovers, Patient
- Patient Hand Off
- Hand Off, Patient
- Hand Offs, Patient
- Patient Hand Offs
- Patient Sign Outs
- Patient Handover
- Handover, Patient
- Handovers, Patient
- Patient Handovers
Nursing Handoff- Nursing Handoff
- Handoff, Nursing
- Handoffs, Nursing
- Nursing Handoffs
- Nursing Hand Offs
- Nursing Handover
- Handover, Nursing
- Handovers, Nursing
- Nursing Handovers
- Nursing Hand Overs
- Nursing Hand Off
- Hand Off, Nursing
- Hand Offs, Nursing
- Nursing Hand Over
- Hand Over, Nursing
- Hand Overs, Nursing
Clinical Handoffs- Clinical Handoffs
- Clinical Handoff
- Handoff, Clinical
- Handoffs, Clinical
- Clinical Handover
- Clinical Handovers
- Handover, Clinical
- Handovers, Clinical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Handoff" by people in Profiles.
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Lightsey HM, Yeung CM, Rossi LP, Chen AF, Harris MB, Stenquist DS. OrthoPass: Long-term Outcomes following Implementation of an Orthopaedic Patient Handoff Template. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 Dec 01; 7(12).
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Stenquist DS, Yeung CM, Szapary HJ, Rossi L, Chen AF, Harris MB. Sustained Improvement in Quality of Patient Handoffs After Orthopaedic Surgery I-PASS Intervention. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 09 01; 6(9).
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Sun LY, Jones PM, Wijeysundera DN, Mamas MA, Bader Eddeen A, O'Connor J. Association Between Handover of Anesthesiology Care and 1-Year Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2148161.
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Alexander C, Rovinski-Wagner C, Wagner S, Oliver BJ. Building a Reliable Health Care System: A Lean Six Sigma Quality Improvement Initiative on Patient Handoff. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Jul-Sep 01; 36(3):195-201.
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Persad V, McLaren R, Joslin-Roher S, Narayanamoorthy S, Silver M, Minkoff H. The effect of distraction on the quality of patient handoff: a randomized study. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021 Mar 11; 33(1).
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Rattray NA, Flanagan ME, Militello LG, Barach P, Franks Z, Ebright P, Rehman SU, Gordon HS, Frankel RM. "Do You Know What I Know?": How Communication Norms and Recipient Design Shape the Content and Effectiveness of Patient Handoffs. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 02; 34(2):264-271.
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Rattray NA, Ebright P, Flanagan ME, Militello LG, Barach P, Franks Z, Rehman SU, Gordon HS, Frankel RM. Content counts, but context makes the difference in developing expertise: a qualitative study of how residents learn end of shift handoffs. BMC Med Educ. 2018 Nov 03; 18(1):249.
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Militello LG, Rattray NA, Flanagan ME, Franks Z, Rehman S, Gordon HS, Barach P, Frankel RM. "Workin' on Our Night Moves": How Residents Prepare for Shift Handoffs. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 08; 44(8):485-493.
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Lautz AJ, Martin KC, Nishisaki A, Bonafide CP, Hales RL, Hunt EA, Nadkarni VM, Sutton RM, Boyer DL. Focused Training for the Handover of Critical Patient Information During Simulated Pediatric Emergencies. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 04; 8(4):227-231.
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Higgins A, Brannen ML, Heiman HL, Adler MD. Patient Handoffs: Is Cross Cover or Night Shift Better? J Patient Saf. 2017 06; 13(2):88-92.