The Development of a Web-based Resident Sign-out Training Program.
Patient sign-out is a mechanism for transferring information, responsibility, and/or authority from one set of caregivers to another. Little research has addressed what information should be communicated during sign-out and how sign-out should be conducted and evaluated. As hospital residents conduct many sign-outs and have limited time in general, targeted web-based training and evaluation have the potential to enhance Graduate Medical Education. However there are no web-based training systems for this very important skill. This paper presents the operational concept and system requirements for a web-based sign-out training system. It discusses an initial functional prototype. Results of a heuristic evaluation and an assessment of areas for improvement are presented.
Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Justin M
JM
Devoge
Ellen J
EJ
Bass
Mangwi
M
Atia
McKinsey
M
Bond
Linda A
LA
Waggoner-Fountain
Stephen M
SM
Borowitz