Fumbled handoffs can lead to medical errors

Friday, August 7, 2009 - 12:07 in Health & Medicine

INDIANAPOLIS -- Poor communication of the outcomes of medical tests whose results are pending at the time of a patient's hospital discharge is common and can lead to serious medical errors in post-hospitalization medical treatment.

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