HealthLeaders Media February 2, 2023
A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Inadequate handoff from hospital to SNF results in delayed medication administration for vulnerable patients.
– Medication discrepancies create mistrust for the hospital by SNF nurses.
– Using a standardized handoff process markedly decreased SNF patients’ prescriptions availability wait time.
Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in treatment delays, medication errors, and patient harm, but a standardized handoff can improve communication and correct those problems, a new study says.
Systems to improve nurse-to-nurse communication in different handoffs, such as during shift change and unit transfer, are effective in acute-care settings, but efforts to improve communication during the...
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