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SUMMARY
In-hospital patient care involves necessary interactions between several healthcare professionals over successive shifts and across different departments. Adequate and effective communication and handoff information between healthcare professionals has been recognized as an important factor in healthcare quality and patient safety. To reduce the magnitude of this problem, many hospitals use standardized handoff communication -- "a process in which patient`s information is communicated from one healthcare giver to another in a consistent manner." This audit aimed to assess the current handoff practices, evaluate doctors` perception on using this form, and determine the efficacy of . . .
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