Publications by authors named "Maura Smith"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to standardize handoff communication in a hospital medicine team to enhance patient safety due to inconsistencies in handoffs.
- Quality improvement methods, including the implementation of the I-PASS tool, were adopted to streamline communication between providers, resulting in increased usage from 23% to 90% over the course of the project.
- Despite the significant increase in handoff tool usage, no major changes were observed in the duration of handoffs or the perceived communication errors after implementation.
Purpose: To evaluate the knowledge glaucoma patients have about their disease and its treatment.
Methods: One hundred and eighty-three patients were interviewed at the Glaucoma Service of Wills Eye Hospital (Philadelphia, USA, Group 1) and 100 at the Glaucoma Service of University of Campinas (Campinas, Brazil, Group 2). An informal, relaxed atmosphere was created by the interviewer before asking a list of 18 open-ended questions.