Patient Safety Tool: End-of-Shift Patient Handoff Form

A complimentary Safer Sign Out form to standardize end-of-shift patient handoffs is available from the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation.

The Safer Sign Out protocol, originally developed by the Safety Leadership Group of Emergency Medicine Associates in Germantown, Md., is largely based on recommendations from a 2010 American College of Emergency Physicians whitepaper.

Read the full story on the Safer Sign Out form in Becker's Hospital Review.

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