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Signout Process: A Survey of Residents at BWH
Carty M, Smith C, Schnipper JL, Harvard Education Day 2004, unpublished data
- 37% said that sign-out occurred in a quiet place most of the time
- 52% provided written and verbal sign-out on every patient
- Only 55% of night-float residents said that when called about a patient, the relevant information could be found in the sign-out
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