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AHRQ TeamSTEPPS: Handoff
Defines handoff as a standardized method for transferring information, authority, and responsibility during care transitions.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handoff summary | Choose handoff summary when the user's task is to take over work or continue a conversation, case, incident, ticket, patient, workflow, or agent session from someone or something else. | A handoff summary is tied to a named source object and transfer event, not an orphan note. | AHRQ defines handoff as standardized transfer of information, authority, and responsibility. |
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- Handoff summary vs assignment vs summary box vs activity log
AHRQ defines handoff as standardized transfer of information, authority, and responsibility.
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Publisher: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Last checked: .