Internal Medicine — R1 Academic Day
Impact of medical documentation and handover in patient care
Teaching
Competencies covered in this activity
| 3. Hand over the care of a patient to another health care professional to facilitate continuity of safe patient care | ||||||
| 3.1. Determine when care should be transferred to another physician or health care professional | ||||||
| 3.1.1. Organize the handover of care to the most appropriate physician or health care professional | ||||||
| 3.2. Demonstrate safe handover of care, using both verbal and written communication, during a patient transition to a different health care professional, setting, or stage of care | ||||||
| 3.2.1. Summarize the patient’s issues in the transfer summary, including plans to deal with ongoing concerns | ||||||
| 3.2.2. Communicate with the receiving physician(s) or health care professional(s), clarifying issues after transfer, as needed | ||||||
Training experiences included in this activity
Transition to Discipline
Required2.2.1. Topics related to patient safety (e.g., handover, infection control)