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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2024

Effect of standardized EHR-integrated handoff report on intraoperative communication outcomes.

Joanna Abraham, Christopher R King, Lavanya Pedamallu, Mallory Light, Bernadette Henrichs

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Joanna AbrahamDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0235-1632
Christopher R KingDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4574-8616
Lavanya PedamalluDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Mallory LightGoldfarb School of Nursing, Barnes-Jewish College, St Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Bernadette HenrichsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, United States.

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objectivesWe evaluated the effectiveness and implementability of a standardized EHR-integrated handoff report to support intraoperative handoffs. MATERIALS AND

methodsA pre-post intervention study was used to compare the quality of intraoperative handoffs supported by unstructured notes (pre) to structured, standardized EHR-integrated handoff reports (post). Participants included anesthesia clinicians involved in intraoperative handoffs. A mixed-method approach was followed, supported by general observations, shadowing, surveys, and interviews.

resultsOne hundred and fifty-one intraoperative permanent handoffs (78 pre, 73 post) were included. One hundred percent of participants in the post-intervention cohort utilized the report. Compared to unstructured, structured handoffs using the EHR-integrated handoff report led to: (1) significant increase in the transfer of information about airway management (55%-78%, P < .001), intraoperative course (63%-86%, P < .001), and potential concerns (64%-88%, P < .001); (2) significant improvement in clinician satisfaction scores, with regards to information clarity and succinctness (4.5-4.7, P = .002), information transfer (3.8-4.2, P = .011), and opportunities for fewer errors reported by senders (3.3-2.5, P < .001) and receivers (3.2-2.4, P < .001); and (3) significant decrease in handoff duration (326.2-262.3 s, P = .016). Clinicians found the report implementation highly acceptable, appropriate, and feasible but noted a few areas for improvement to enhance its usability and integration within the intraoperative workflow. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionA standardized EHR-integrated handoff report ensures the effectiveness and efficiency of intraoperative handoffs with its structured, consistent format that-promotes up-to-date and pertinent intraoperative information transfer; reduces opportunities for errors; and streamlines verbal communication. Handoff standardization can promote safe and high-quality intraoperative care.

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CommunicationElectronic Health RecordsPatient HandoffAnesthesiologyContinuity of Patient CareHumansIntraoperative Careanesthesiacare continuitycare transitionshandoverssurgeries

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PMID39081222
PMCPMC11413466

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