THE NEW STANDARD OF CARE FOR PATIENT HANDOFFS

I-PASSSM is an evidence-based bundle of interventions created to reduce communication failures during patient handoffs. In a large multicenter trial, the implementation of I-PASS was associated with a significant reduction in preventable adverse events.

The I-PASSSM program was developed by clinicians, for clinicians and now includes customized training, expert consultation and implementation tools to facilitate adoption of I-PASS and ensure long-term sustainment. Over the past seven years, the program has been refined and tested to be effective across specialties and disciplines, and well integrated into workflow patterns.”

1999

Institute of Medicine Report

44,000 to 98,000 deaths per year due to adverse events; sometimes analogized as the equivalent of a jumbo jet a day.

2008

IOM Report on Resident Duty Hours

Concluded that it was unsafe for residents to work more than 16 hours without sleep

2010

Multisite study at 9 Children’s Hospitals

First I-PASS Intervention Bundle for resident physicians

2011

New ACGME Duty Hour Standards

Restricted interns to 16 consecutive hours of work and requires programs to:

Ensure and monitor structured handoffs
Teach resident handoff skills and ensure competence

2012

I-PASS Study wins the AAMC Readiness For Reform (R4R) Health Care Innovation Challenge – Honorable Mention

2013-14

Study Results Show Marked Improvement from I-PASS

Medical Errors reduced by 23%
Adverse events reduced by 30%

NEJM: The New England Journal of Medicine
Academic Medicine
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association

2015

Harvard Medical School Healthcare Acceleration Challenge

I-PASS research project one of only four finalists out of a field of almost 500. Mentors advise group to formalize methodology as a start-up.

2016

The I-PASS Institute is Created

To achieve widespread adoption and sustainment of I-PASS