Illness severity assessment |
‘Stable’, ‘unstable’ or ‘watcher’ appeared anywhere in handoff ‘Hemodynamically stable’ not sufficient
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Patient summary |
At least three of: summary statement, events leading up to admission, hospital course, ongoing assessment and active plans
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To-do list |
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Contingency plans |
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Allergies |
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Code status |
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Meds |
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Labs |
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Vital signs |
At least one clearly recent (ie, from day of handoff) vital sign. Qualitative results (eg, ‘tachycardic’) were not included. Quantitative ranges (eg, ‘120–130’) were included
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