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01-02-2012 | Letters

Transfer of Graduating Residents’ Continuity Practices

Authors: Amber T. Pincavage, MD, Shana Ratner, MD, Vineet M. Arora, MD, MA

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2012

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To the Editors:— We applaud Caines et al.1 for addressing an important patient safety topic, year-end resident continuity clinic handoffs, that has received little attention thus far.2 The high percentage of patients lost to follow-up is astounding, highlighting that clinic handoffs are a vulnerable time for patients. Because very few patients who were lost to follow-up were in fact scheduled for an appointment, it is critical to explore if more effective scheduling may improve this transition of care. …

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Title: Transfer of Graduating Residents’ Continuity Practices
Authors: Amber T. Pincavage, MD
Shana Ratner, MD
Vineet M. Arora, MD, MA
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1914-3

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