handoff
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈhændɔf/
- Specialized
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- The main goal during a patient handoff is optimal patient care and safety.
- patient handoff
- design handoff
And so can we say, well, thanks for the handoff Europeans, we'll take it from here.
- And so can we say, well, thanks for the handoff Europeans, we'll take it from here.
- And so there was too many handoffs across all of these different discrete processes.
- Sometimes the first major handoff is from the writers to the shooters, the people behind the camera.
- It was the the handoff was, was very immediate.
Examples
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Information handoff during shift changes was also found to be easier and more accurate.
Academic text (2013) -
Effective patient care relies on a smooth handoff during shift changes to ensure critical information is communicated.
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Once I make the handoff, I'll give you everything.
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The high-risk profile should be included in the handoff report for the patients.
Academic text (2007) -
Handoffs involve the transfer of rights, duties, and obligations from one person or group of people to another.
Academic text (2007) -
Our readmissions team is designing a better handoff from inpatient care back to primary care.
Blog text (29) -
During the meeting, the team focused on improving the handoff of information between departments.
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The manager emphasized the importance of a clear handoff when transferring responsibility for the project to another team.
Synonyms
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3.9
An act of giving something like keys, control, or responsibility to another person
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2.7
Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handoff comes from the parts hand and off, meaning 'to give control or responsibility to someone else'. In hospitals and work teams a handoff is the moment one person gives information or care to the next person, so the word now means a transfer of responsibility.