Making Transitions of Care Safe - Pat Croskerry

Making Transitions of Care Safe - Pat Croskerry Summary by: Pat Croskerry It is now well recognized that transferring the care of a patient from one caregiver to another is a vulnerable point in a patient’s care and a potential threat to patient safety. There may be many intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary transition points in the ED during an individual patient’s care. The process requires that each participant communicates well with others to establish an accurate shared mental represe...