Shift-to-shift communications are key to plant and worker safety. They are also important for mitigating risks and production interruptions. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has put fewer workers and ...

Shift changes, patient handoffs and referrals all require precise transfers of patient information. Many things can go wrong, however, and plenty of research has shown botched patient handoffs can be ...

Hospitals can cut handoff-related errors nearly 70 percent by standardizing care transfers during shift changes, according to a study published ahead of print in the journal Pediatrics. For the study, ...

Breakdowns in communication can cost lives and dollars. Here's what it takes to create smooth patient handoffs. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the newsletter Briefings on ...

Improperly handled nursing intershift handoffs can cause medication errors, treatment delays or errors, near-miss events and lab test duplications, according to an article published in The Joint ...