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Executive Health Management

I-pass-reduces-medical-errors-during-patient-handoffs

2014 17 Nov

Preventable adverse events — injuries due to medical errors — are a major cause of death among Americans. Although some progress has been made in reducing certain types of adverse events, overall rates of errors remain extremely high. Failures of communication, including miscommunication during handoffs of patient care from one resident to another,...Read more