important but accuracy of the information is vital to the success of the hand off process.
To accomplish the above, The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal 2E
outlines minimal requirements from which organizations are to establish a hand off
process. To meet the intent of the goal, organizations must “implement a standardized
approach to ‘hand off’ communications, including an opportunity to ask and respond to
questions.”3,8 This requirement is applicable to the following: