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MeSH Heading: Patient Handoff
Tree Number(s): E02.760.169.249; E02.760.400.615; N02.421.585.169.249; N02.421.585.400.615; N04.590.233.727.210.249; N05.715.840.500
Unique ID: D062209
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D062209
Scope Note: The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
Entry Term(s): Clinical Handoffs; Clinical Handover; Nursing Hand Off; Nursing Hand Offs; Nursing Hand Over; Nursing Hand Overs; Nursing Handoff; Nursing Handover; Patient Hand Off; Patient Hand Offs; Patient Hand Over; Patient Hand Overs; Patient Handover; Patient Sign Out; Patient Sign Outs; Patient Signout; Patient Signover
Public MeSH Note: 2013
History Note: 2013
Date Established: 2013/01/01
Date of Entry: 2012/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Concept UI: M0561967
Scope Note: The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
Terms: Patient Handoff Preferred Term
Term UI T798985
Date10/18/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Patient Hand Over
Term UI T000873384
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Hand Overs
Term UI T000873385
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Handover
Term UI T824892
Date06/25/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Patient Signout
Term UI T000870981
Date11/19/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Signover
Term UI T000870982
Date11/19/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Hand Off
Term UI T000873380
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Hand Offs
Term UI T000873381
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Sign Outs
Term UI T000873383
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Patient Sign Out
Term UI T000873382
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016)

Concept UI: M0574673
Scope Note: Patient transfer within nursing staff of one facility.
Terms: Nursing Handoff Preferred Term
Term UI T824891
Date06/25/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013); Nursing Hand Off
Term UI T000873386
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Nursing Hand Offs
Term UI T000873387
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Nursing Hand Over
Term UI T000873388
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Nursing Hand Overs
Term UI T000873389
Date01/09/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Nursing Handover
Term UI T824894
Date06/25/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2013)

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