Activity ID
3173Expires
February 9, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$150CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty, comprising many specialties and disciplines. Hospitalists perform multiple handoffs per day per patient upon admission, between hospitalists at shift change, to and from numerous consultants and services, and to PCP upon discharge. Standardized handoff formats are advocated by numerous stakeholders for patient safety reasons. But is it advisable or even possible to have a one-size-fits-all format for use under such varying circumstances? This monograph will review the medical literature, regulatory measures, and professional guidelines on handoffs from the standpoint of risk management and patient safety.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
1) Describe the state of the evidence associating adverse events with inadequate communication during handoffs.
2) Explain the Society of Hospital Medicine’s position on standardizing handoffs.
3) Create or adapt a shift-change handoff format, stating what information is to be conveyed and what methods could increase its effectiveness.
4) Create or adapt a patient-discharge handoff format, taking into account the known pitfalls
Keywords
Quality improvement, Hospital medicine
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
