Patient Handoff

**Definition:** The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.

**Tree numbers:** - 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

**Synonyms:** - Patient Hand Over - Patient Hand Overs - Patient Handover - Patient Signout - Patient Signover - Patient Hand Off - Patient Hand Offs - Patient Sign Outs - Patient Sign Out