Development and Sustainability of an Inpatient-to-Outpatient Discharge Handoff Tool: A Quality Improvement Project

A standardized clinically relevant discharge handoff tool had high user uptake and sustainability and improved timeliness of communication of information between the hospital and outpatient setting. Even within a fully integrated EMR system, simple and efficient handoffs between inpatient and outpatient providers may fulfill a communication gap at the time of discharge.