A Guide for the Safe Use of Electronic Clinical Handover Tools
A Guide for the Safe Use of Electronic Clinical Handover Tools

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Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781742430119

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"Handover occurs at all transitions of patient care, from handover between shifts on a ward, handover between units within a facility, or handover between different facilities during patient transfer. Recently, clinical handover has been the focus of several national and international efforts to enhance quality and influence change. Of the many types of interventions that focus on improving clinical handover, the use of technology to support handover has been an issue of increasing relevance with recent advances in health informatics... This guide is written within this context, and provides guidance to clinicians, medical administrators, quality and safety staff, and health informatics professionals with respect to the safe use of electronic tools to support clinical handover. This guide is also designed to assist at all stages of the design and use of electronic handover systems, from the investment in a new product right through to implementation and evaluation. In short, this guide covers the main considerations for ensuring the safe use of electronic tools to support clinical handover." -- from Executive Summary.

Effective Communication in Clinical Handover
Effective Communication in Clinical Handover

Author: Suzanne Eggins

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-03-21

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 3110387409

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Based on detailed multi-disciplinary analyses of more than 800 recorded handover interactions, audits of written handover documentation, interviews and survey responses, the contributing authors identify features of effective and ineffective clinical handovers in diverse hospital contexts. The authors then translate their descriptive findings into practical protocols, communication strategies and checklists that clinicians, managers and policy makers can apply to improve the safety and quality of clinical handovers. All the contributors are affiliated with the International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare (IRCCH), an international multidisciplinary organisation of over 90 healthcare professionals from more than 17 countries committed to improving improving communication in healthcare systems around the world. 'The authors have created a new and tightly woven systems safety net that will, if implemented, significantly reduce the occurrence of errors resulting from cumulative communication failures.' -H. Esterbrook Longmaid III, MD, FACR, President of Medical Staff, Beth Israel Deaconess-Milton Hospital, Milton, MA USA 'Uncommonly valuable for the rigorous, original communication research it reports and for the careful translation of the research findings into practical strategies that actually improve clinical handovers in the real world of practice.' -Professor Suzanne Kurtz, Washington State University 'This clear, plain English book is an outstanding resource for the training of all involved in healthcare.' -Elizabeth Trickett, (Former) Director of Safety and Quality, ACT Health, Australia

Information Technology in Health Care
Information Technology in Health Care

Author: Christian Nøhr

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1607505681

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Of the 28 submitted papers presented here, seven deal with patient safety, eight address various topics of system design, six cover the subject of implementation and four explore patient involvement. The remaining three papers cover the theme of the conference in a broader perspective. --

Driving Quality in Informatics: Fulfilling the Promise
Driving Quality in Informatics: Fulfilling the Promise

Author: K.L. Courtney

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1614994889

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Although the data in healthcare comes from and relates to patients, it has generally been the clinician and not the patient who has been seen as the end-user of health information or health information technology. This seems set to change though, as the evolution of new online tools and mobile applications has led to the growth of a grass-roots effort from patients to change their role and involvement in their own health management. This book presents papers from the Information Technology and Communications in Health conference, ITCH 2015, held in Victoria, Canada, in February 2015. The theme of this conference is patient-centered care, and not only were contributors asked to consider the role and voice of the patient, but patients themselves were invited to contribute papers describing their experiences in healthcare and their use of their own data. The papers included here reflect not only informatics innovations in the field, but also explore how to involve patients in the design process, implementation and long-term use of health information systems, and will be of interest to researchers, health practitioners and patients alike.

Effective Communication in Clinical Handover
Effective Communication in Clinical Handover

Author: Suzanne Eggins

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-03-21

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 311037904X

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Based on detailed multi-disciplinary analyses of more than 800 recorded handover interactions, audits of written handover documentation, interviews and survey responses, the contributing authors identify features of effective and ineffective clinical handovers in diverse hospital contexts. The authors then translate their descriptive findings into practical protocols, communication strategies and checklists that clinicians, managers and policy makers can apply to improve the safety and quality of clinical handovers. All the contributors are affiliated with the International Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare (IRCCH), an international multidisciplinary organisation of over 90 healthcare professionals from more than 17 countries committed to improving improving communication in healthcare systems around the world. 'The authors have created a new and tightly woven systems safety net that will, if implemented, significantly reduce the occurrence of errors resulting from cumulative communication failures.' -H. Esterbrook Longmaid III, MD, FACR, President of Medical Staff, Beth Israel Deaconess-Milton Hospital, Milton, MA USA 'Uncommonly valuable for the rigorous, original communication research it reports and for the careful translation of the research findings into practical strategies that actually improve clinical handovers in the real world of practice.' -Professor Suzanne Kurtz, Washington State University 'This clear, plain English book is an outstanding resource for the training of all involved in healthcare.' -Elizabeth Trickett, (Former) Director of Safety and Quality, ACT Health, Australia

Quality Management in Intensive Care
Quality Management in Intensive Care

Author: Bertrand Guidet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1316489922

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This book is one of the first to comprehensively summarise the latest thinking and research in the rapidly evolving field of quality management in intensive care. Quality indicators and outcome measures are discussed with a practical focus on patient-centred, evidence-based implementation for safer and more effective clinical practice. Chapters on topics such as teambuilding, patient satisfaction, mortality and morbidity, and electronic management systems are organised into three sections, covering quality management at the scale of the individual patient, the intensive care unit, and the national and international level. Written by a team of over forty international experts in the specialty, with editors who have been heavily involved for many years with the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, the book reflects commonly accepted goals and guidelines for best practice, and will be valuable for practitioners worldwide. The ideal one-stop resource for intensive care physicians as well as ICU and hospital managers.

Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-08-31

Total Pages: 1621

ISBN-13: 1466663405

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As information systems become ever more pervasive in an increasing number of fields and professions, workers in healthcare and medicine must take into consideration new advances in technologies and infrastructure that will better enable them to treat their patients and serve their communities. Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications brings together recent research and case studies in the medical field to explore topics such as hospital management, delivery of patient care, and telemedicine, among others. With a focus on some of the most groundbreaking new developments as well as future trends and critical concerns, this three-volume reference source will be a significant tool for medical practitioners, hospital managers, IT administrators, and others actively engaged in the healthcare field.

The Principles of Nursing Practice
The Principles of Nursing Practice

Author: Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain)

Publisher:

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781873853726

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This essential guide comprises a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of nursing in collaboration with patient and service organisations, the Department of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and other healthcare professionals.