The Health Care Manager Articles

Huth, Kathleen MD, MMSc∗,†; Hotz, Arda MD, MPH∗,†; Emara, Norah MD∗; Robertson, Bryanna MS, RN, CPNP∗; Leaversuch, Marissa MSN, RN, CPNP∗; Mercer, Alexandra N. BA∗; Khan, Alisa MD, MPH∗,†; Campos, Maria-Lucia BA∗; Liss, Isabella BS∗; Hahn, Phillip D. MPH, CPH‡; Graham, Dionne A. PhD†,‡; Rossi, Laura RN, PhD§; Thomas, Margaret V. CCRC∥; Elias, Nahel MD∥; Morris, Marie BSN, RN∗; Glader, Laurie MD¶; Pinkham, Amy MSN, RN, CPNP∗; Bardsley, Kristin M. MSN, RN, CPNP-PC∗; Wells, Sarah MSN, RN, CPN, CWOCN∗; Rogers, Jayne PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ∗; Berry, Jay G. MD, MPH∗,†; Mauskar, Sangeeta MD, MPH∗,†; Starmer, Amy J. MD, MPH∗,†

From the ∗Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

†Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

‡Program for Patient Safety and Quality, Boston Children’s Hospital

§Center for Quality and Safety

∥Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

¶Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

Correspondence: Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA, 02116 (e-mail: [email protected]).

A.J.S. holds equity in and has consulted with the I-PASS Patient Safety Institute. The I-PASS Patient Safety Institute is a company that seeks to train institutions in best handoff practices and aid in their implementation. The I-PASS Patient Safety Institute was in no way involved in this study. Moreover, to ensure objectivity, all data were analyzed via a statistical team who do not have any involvement with the I-PASS Patient Safety Institute. All analyses were conducted by this statistical team. A.J.S. has received monetary awards, honoraria, and travel reimbursement from multiple academic and professional organizations for teaching and consulting on physician performance and handoffs. The other authors disclose no conflict of interest.

This study was supported by grant funding from the Controlled Risk Insurance Company.