Communication Safety

Communication Safety is a patient safety domain defined by systematic practices and protocols that ensure accurate, timely, and unambiguous exchange of clinical information among healthcare providers and patients to prevent harm arising from misinformation, omissions, or misunderstandings in care delivery.

113

Publications

5.3K

Citations

442

Authors

215

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Patient Safety

Children

Communication ReliabilityInterdisciplinary RoundsPatient Identification CommunicationSafety Communication CultureShift HandoffsSituation-background-assessment-recommendation (Sbar)Standardized HandoffsStructured Communication Tools

Publications

113

Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program

Amy J. Starmer, Nancy D. Spector, Rajendu Srivastava et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2014 · 914 citations · Full text

Health Professions, Medical Education, Healthcare Quality Improvement +12

A Survey of the Impact of Disruptive Behaviors and Communication Defects on Patient Safety

Alan H. Rosenstein, Michelle O’Daniel · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety · 2008 · 366 citations

Health Professions, Communication, Interpersonal Communication +15

Communication failure in the operating room

Amy L. Halverson, Jessica T. Casey, Jennifer Andersson et al. · Surgery · 2010 · 183 citations

Nursing, Communication, Surgery +13

Variation in communication loads on clinical staff in the emergency department

Rosemary Spencer, Enrico Coiera, Pamela Logan · Annals of Emergency Medicine · 2004 · 159 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Emergency Medicine +9

Fatal words: communication clashes and aircraft crashes

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 152 citations

Engineering, Communication, Linguistics +15

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Authors

442

CP
Christopher P. Landrigan
Boston Children's Hospital, United States
2 publications · 936 citations
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Marte Høiby
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
2 publications · 52 citations
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DC
Daniel C. West
University of California, San Francisco, United States
2 publications · 941 citations
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ND
Nancy D. Spector
Drexel University, United States
2 publications · 941 citations
2
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DE
Dominique Estival
Western Sydney University, Australia
2 publications · 86 citations
2
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Institutions

215

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Venues

PubMed
Repository · 7 publications · 126 citations
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Journal of Patient Safety
5 publications · 249 citations
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BMJ Quality & Safety
4 publications · 97 citations
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Safety Science
3 publications · 120 citations
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Accident Analysis & Prevention
2 publications · 116 citations
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