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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Quality Improvement in Healthcare
  • Clinical Communication Systems

Background:

  • Effective healthcare team communication and patient handover are crucial for patient safety.
  • Information technology advancements have increased the adoption of electronic systems in healthcare.
  • This project focused on an electronic patient handover system to improve list accuracy and accessibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of an electronic patient handover system on list accuracy.
  • To evaluate the effect of the system on the workload required for handover list maintenance.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement project was conducted.
  • An electronic patient handover system was introduced into clinical practice.
  • The system's effect on list errors and maintenance workload was measured.

Main Results:

  • Pre-implementation, patient handover lists frequently contained errors, such as incorrect patient location or omissions.
  • The electronic system significantly decreased list errors (P<0.005 and 0.04).
  • Maintenance workload decreased (P<0.005) due to pre-populated data fields, reducing missed patients on rounds (P<0.04).

Conclusions:

  • Modifying existing IT infrastructure enabled the creation of a centrally maintained, accessible electronic handover system.
  • The electronic system successfully reduced the workload for maintaining handover lists.
  • The implementation led to a significant decrease in handover list errors, improving patient care.