Transfers of Patient Care Between House Staff on Internal Medicine Wards
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 12 June 2006
Leora I. Horwitz, Harlan M. Krumholz, Michael L. Green, Stephen J. Huot
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Although transfers of care are increasingly frequent, few internal medicine residency programs have comprehensive transfer of care systems in place, and most do not provide formal training in sign-out skills to all residents.
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Although transfers of care are increasingly frequent, few internal medicine residency programs have comprehensive transfer of care systems in place, and most do not provide formal training in sign-out skills to all residents.
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