Communicating in the "Gray Zone": Perceptions about Emergency Physician–hospitalist Handoffs and Patient Safety

Sedation After Intubation Using Etomidate and a Long-Acting Neuromuscular Blocker

“…Consistent and effective communication is important to promote patient safety and decrease physicians information ambiguity. 7 There are a variety of medications to choose from when intubating. Many articles have addressed the pros and cons of etomidate for ED intubations and procedures.…”

A Mixed-Methods Study of the Quality of Care Provided to Patients Boarding in the Emergency Department

“…While multiple studies have shown that boarding and prolonged ED length of stay are associated with undesirable outcomes (Chalfin, Trzeciak, Likourezos, Baumann, & Dellinger, 2007;Liu et al, 2009), poor communication (Apker, Mallak, & Gibson, 2007), lost revenue (Bayley et al, 2005;Falvo et al, 2007), and longer hospital length of stay (Richardson, 2002), literature has focused on how to minimize boarding time (Amarasingham, Swanson, Treichler, Amarasingham, & Reed, 2010) rather than on care delivery (Liu et al, 2009). Ideally, boarding would be eliminated or minimized; however, pending solutions to crowding, hospitals must address how to best manage these patients.…”

Case Managers in Mass Casualty Incidents

“…Patient safety is enhanced by improved continuity of care, a smaller number of handoffs [11][12][13] and a decrease in staff communication load. 14 Secondary benefits may also include an increase in staff psychological resilience due to a sense of improved coping.…”