Implementing structured handoffs to verify operating room blood delivery using a quality academy training program: an interrupted time-series analysis.

Background: Blood transfusion is a complex process at risk for error.

Objective: To implement a structured handoff during the blood transfusion process to improve delivery verification.

Methods: A multidisciplinary team participated in the quality academy training program at an academic medical center and implemented a structured handoff of blood delivery to the operating room (OR) using Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles between 28 October 2019 and 1 December 2019.