A novel ICU hand-over tool: the glass door of the patient room.

Wessman BT, Sona C, Schallom M. J Intensive Care Med. 2017;32:514-519.

Communication errors during handoffs can have negative effects on patient care. This improvement project sought to design an easily accessible standardized communication toolto enhance safety. The authors describe how their intensive care unit developed a daily goalstemplate attached to a widely used door that aided in information sharing at three stages of team care. The intervention reduced handoff-related communication errors by nearly 50%.

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