title: ACOG Committee Opinion No. 517: Communication strategies for patient handoffs.
abstract: Handoff communication, which includes up-to-date information regarding patient care, treatment and service, condition, and any recent or anticipated changes, should be interactive to allow for discussion between those who give and receive patient information. It requires a process for verification of the received information, including read-back or other methods, as appropriate.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care