@article{23cc0720851c4244a97808831f2f0363,
title = "Handoffs: Transitions of care for children in the emergency department",
abstract = "Transitions of care (ToCs), also referred to as handoffs or sign-outs, occur when the responsibility for a patient's care transfers from 1 health care provider to another. Transitions are common in the acute care setting and have been noted to be vulnerable events with opportunities for error. Health care is taking ideas from other high-risk industries, such as aerospace and nuclear power, to create models of structured transition processes. Although little literature currently exists to establish 1 model as superior, multiorganizational consensus groups agree that standardization is warranted and that additional work is needed to establish characteristics of ToCs that are associated with clinical or practice outcomes. The rationale for structuring ToCs, specifically those related to the care of children in the emergency setting, and a description of identified strategies are presented, along with resources for educating health care providers on ToCs. Recommendations for development, education, and implementation of transition models are included.",
author = "{American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine} and {American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee} and {Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee} and Shook, {Joan E.} and Chun, {Thomas H.} and Conners, {Gregory P.} and Conway, {Edward E.} and Dudley, {Nanette C.} and Fuchs, {Susan M.} and Lane, {Natalie E.} and Macias, {Charles G.} and Moore, {Brian R.} and Wright, {Joseph L.} and Benjamin, {Lee S.} and Barata, {Isabel A.} and Kiyetta Alade and Joseph Arms and Avarello, {Jahn T.} and Steven Baldwin and Kathleen Brown and Cantor, {Richard M.} and Ariel Cohen and Dietrich, {Ann Marie} and Eakin, {Paul J.} and Marianne Gausche-Hill and Michael Gerardi and Graham, {Charles J.} and Holtzman, {Doug K.} and Jeffrey Hom and Paul Ishimine and Hasmig Jinivizian and Madeline Joseph and Sanjay Mehta and Aderonke Ojo and Paul, {Audrey Z.} and Pauze, {Denis R.} and Pearson, {Nadia M.} and Brett Rosen and Russell, {W. Scott} and Mohsen Saidinejad and Sloas, {Harold A.} and Schwartz, {Gerald R.} and Orel Swenson and Valente, {Jonathan H.} and Muhammad Waseem and Whiteman, {Paula J.} and Dale Woolridge and Goodman, {Robin L.} and Johnson, {Rose M.} and Frankenberger, {Warren D.} and Johnson, {Mindi L.} and Zinkan, {Jerri Lynn} and Heather Martin",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.",
year = "2016",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1542/peds.2016-2680",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "138",
journal = "Pediatrics",
issn = "0031-4005",
publisher = "American Academy of Pediatrics",
number = "5",
}