Patient Handoff

"Patient Handoff" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.

Descriptor ID	D062209
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.249 E02.760.400.615 N02.421.585.169.249 N02.421.585.400.615 N04.590.233.727.210.249 N05.715.840.500
Concept/Terms	Patient Handoff Patient Handoff Handoff, Patient Handoffs, Patient Patient Handoffs Patient Hand Over Hand Over, Patient Hand Overs, Patient Patient Hand Overs Patient Sign Out Sign Out, Patient Sign Outs, Patient Patient Signout Patient Signouts Signout, Patient Signouts, Patient Patient Signover Patient Signovers Signover, Patient Signovers, Patient Patient Hand Off Hand Off, Patient Hand Offs, Patient Patient Hand Offs Patient Sign Outs Patient Handover Handover, Patient Handovers, Patient Patient Handovers Nursing Handoff Nursing Handoff Handoff, Nursing Handoffs, Nursing Nursing Handoffs Nursing Hand Offs Nursing Handover Handover, Nursing Handovers, Nursing Nursing Handovers Nursing Hand Overs Nursing Hand Off Hand Off, Nursing Hand Offs, Nursing Nursing Hand Over Hand Over, Nursing Hand Overs, Nursing Clinical Handoffs Clinical Handoffs Clinical Handoff Handoff, Clinical Handoffs, Clinical Clinical Handover Clinical Handovers Handover, Clinical Handovers, Clinical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Handoff".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Patient Handoff [E02.760.169.249]
Hospitalization [E02.760.400]
Patient Handoff [E02.760.400.615]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Patient Handoff [N02.421.585.169.249]
Hospitalization [N02.421.585.400]
Patient Handoff [N02.421.585.400.615]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Patient Handoff [N04.590.233.727.210.249]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Standard of Care [N05.715.840]
Patient Handoff [N05.715.840.500]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Handoff".

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