Standardized Sign-Outs in the ED: An Opportunity to Improve Patient Safety
Image Credit: Flickr Authors: Peter Malamet, OMS-IV, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineAndrew W. Phillips, MD MEd, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency ProgramSarah Williams, MD, Stanford University, Division of Emergency Medicine Originally Published: Common Sense, January/February 2015 The Importance of Sign-outs Emergency physicians routinely perform sign-outs, both at shift change and during consultations and admissions. Sign-out, also […]
