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Improving physician handover documentation process for patient transfer from paediatric intensive care unit to general ward.

Hamza M AlAliMohannad AntarAli AlShehriOusaima AlHamouiehKhaled Al-SurimiYasser Mohammed Kazzaz
Published in: BMJ open quality (2021)
Implementation of standardised handover form is essential to improve physician compliance for clear handover documentation and to avoid data omission during the patient transfer process. Documented handover in patient's medical record has positive impact on physician satisfaction when managing patients recently discharged from PICU.
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