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Interunit handoffs from emergency department to inpatient care: a cross-sectional survey of physicians at a university medical center.

Smith CJ, Britigan DH, Lyden E, Anderson N, Welniak TJ, Wadman MC. J Hosp Med. 2015;10:711-717.

Collaborating—or "selling" patients? A conceptual framework for emergency department-to-inpatient handoff negotiations.

Hilligoss B, Mansfield JA, Patterson ES, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41:134-143.

Improving resident handoffs for children transitioning from the intensive care unit.

Warrick D, Gonzalez-del-Rey J, Hall D, et al. Hosp Pediatr. 2015;5:127-133.

Improving clinical handover between intensive care unit and general ward professionals at intensive care unit discharge.

van Sluisveld N, Hesselink G, van der Hoeven JG, Westert G, Wollersheim H, Zegers M. Intensive Care Med. 2015;41:589-604.

Multicenter development, implementation, and patient safety impacts of a simulation-based module to teach handovers to pediatric residents.

Johnson DP, Zimmerman K, Staples B, McGann KA, Frush K, Turner DA. Hosp Pediatr. 2015;5:154-158.

An electronic checklist improves transfer and retention of critical information at intraoperative handoff of care.

Agarwala AV, Firth PG, Albrecht MA, Warren L, Musch G. Anesth Analg. 2015;120:96-104.

Navigating care transitions: a process model of how doctors overcome organizational barriers and create awareness.

Hilligoss B, Vogus TJ. Med Care Res Rev. 2015;72:25-48.

Bedside shift reports: what does the evidence say?

Gregory S, Tan D, Tilrico M, Edwardson N, Gamm L. J Nurs Adm. 2014;44:541-545.

Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift change.

Dubosh NM, Carney D, Fisher J, Tibbles CD. J Emerg Med. 2014;47:580-585.

Targeting improvements in patient safety at a large academic center: an institutional handoff curriculum for graduate medical education.

Allen S, Caton C, Cluver J, Mainous AG III, Clyburn B. Acad Med. 2014:89;1366-1369.

Optimizing the patient handoff between EMS and the emergency department.

Meisel ZF, Shea JA, Peacock NJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;65:310-317.e1.

Interventions employed to improve intrahospital handover: a systematic review.

Robertson ER, Morgan L, Bird S, Catchpole K, McCulloch P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23:600-607.

Electronic handoff instruments: a truly multidisciplinary tool?

Schuster KM, Jenq GY, Thung SF, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014;21:e352-e357.

Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation of a resident handoff bundle.

Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Simon DW, et al. JAMA. 2013;310:2262-2270.

A systematic review of the literature on the evaluation of handoff tools: implications for research and practice.

Abraham J, Kannampallil T, Patel VL. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014;21:154-162.

Effect of a systems intervention on the quality and safety of patient handoffs in an internal medicine residency program.

Graham KL, Marcantonio ER, Huang GC, Yang J, Davis RB, Smith CC. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28:986-993.

Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit.

Jack B, Paasche-Orlow M, Mitchell S, Forsythe S, Martin J. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 12(13)-0084.

Evaluation of a predevelopment service delivery intervention: an application to improve clinical handovers.

Yao GL, Novielli N, Manaseki-Holland S, et al; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(suppl 1):i29-i38.

Passing the baton: a grounded practical theory of handoff communication between multidisciplinary providers in two Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient settings.

Koenig CJ, Maguen S, Daley A, Cohen G, Seal KH. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28:41-50.

Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation.

Gleason KM, Brake H, Agramonte V, Perfetti C. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Revised August 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-0059.