Results of an Enhanced Clinic Handoff and Resident Education on Resident Patient Ownership and Patient Safety
Academic MedicinePublished 25 April 2013Open access
Amber T. Pincavage, Marcus Dahlstrom, Megan Prochaska, Shana Ratner, Kimberly J. Beiting, Julie Oyler
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Enhancing clinic handoffs can improve the handoff process, increase the likelihood of patients seeing the correct primary care provider within the target time frame, reduce missed tests, and possibly reduce acute visits.
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Enhancing clinic handoffs can improve the handoff process, increase the likelihood of patients seeing the correct primary care provider within the target time frame, reduce missed tests, and possibly reduce acute visits.
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MedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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