Emergency departments (EDs) face problems with crowding, delays, cost containment, and
patient safety. To address these and other problems, EDs increasingly implement an …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to develop a 'contributory factors
framework'from a synthesis of empirical work which summarises factors contributing to …

Objectives: To update the Society of Critical Care Medicine's guidelines for ICU admission,
discharge, and triage, providing a framework for clinical practice, the development of …

Social and environmental accounting (SEA) is currently going through a period of critical self-
analysis. Fundamental questions are being raised about how SEA should be defined, who …

Importance Handoff miscommunications are a leading cause of medical errors. Studies
comprehensively assessing handoff improvement programs are lacking. Objective To …

Background In hospitals, handoffs are episodes in which control of, or responsibility for, a
patient passes from one health professional to another, and in which important information …

Background The context of the study is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). The purpose of the study is to analyze …

As administrators evaluate potential approaches to improve cost, quality, and throughput
efficiencies in the emergency department (ED),“front-end” operations become an important …

In the recent patient safety literature, there is an increasing agreement that effective patient
handover is critical to patient safety by ensuring appropriate coordination among health-care …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Handoffs serve a critical function in ensuring patient care
continuity during transitions of care. Studies to date have predominantly focused on intershift …