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Gaining efficiency and satisfaction in the handoff process.

M Caroline Burton1, Deanne T Kashiwagi, Lisa L Kirkland

  • 1Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. burton.mcaroline@mayo.edu

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Improving hospitalist team handoffs enhances patient care. Structured morning reports with environmental and communication improvements significantly increased timeliness and satisfaction among clinicians.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Safety
  • Clinical Communication

Background:

  • Handoffs, or patient care responsibility transfers, are frequent in hospitalist teams and impact reliability and efficiency.
  • Existing research primarily focuses on physicians-in-training, leaving a gap in understanding handoffs among staff physicians and advanced practice providers.
  • This study addresses the critical need to improve morning handoff processes within diverse hospitalist team structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and address deficiencies in the morning handoff process for hospitalist teams.
  • To evaluate the impact of a restructured handoff process on efficiency, timeliness, and provider satisfaction.
  • To provide a model for improving interprofessional team communication during patient care transitions.

Main Methods:

  • An improvement team conducted pre- and post-intervention observations of morning handoffs.
  • Identified key issues included unpredictable timing, inefficiency, environmental distractions, and poor communication.
  • Implemented a multi-faceted intervention including environmental enhancements, standardized communication protocols, and cultural shifts; assessed via surveys and direct observation at 15 and 90 days.

Main Results:

  • Provider belief in timely morning handoffs increased from 60.5% pre-intervention to 100% post-intervention (P = 0.005).
  • Average time spent in morning report decreased significantly from 11 minutes to 5 minutes (P < 0.0028).
  • Perceived wasteful time during handoffs reduced from 6.5 minutes to 0.5 minutes (P < 0.0001), indicating enhanced efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • A comprehensive intervention package, including environmental improvements, standardized communication, and cultural changes, effectively addressed morning handoff deficiencies.
  • The intervention significantly improved the timeliness and satisfaction of clinicians participating in the handoff process.
  • This study demonstrates a successful strategy for optimizing patient care transitions in hospitalist settings.