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title: "Freakonomics: Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?"
description: Dr. Jeffrey Rothschild from Newton-Wellesley Hospital spoke on a recent episode of Freakonomics, M.D., about the importance of improving communications during transitions of care to reduce the rate of adverse events.
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## Freakonomics: Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?

Dr. Jeffrey Rothschild from Newton-Wellesley Hospital spoke on a recent episode of Freakonomics, M.D., about the importance of improving communications during transitions of care to reduce the rate of adverse events. The I-PASS method was a prominent part of the conversation due to its success in ensuring that critical patient information is shared throughout the handoff process. [Listen to the podcast](https://freakonomics.com/podcast/your-doctor-has-to-go-home-now-what/) (beginning at 23:19 for discussion of I-PASS) to hear more about:

- Emerging evidence suggesting that shorter clinical shifts reduce opportunities for safety events
- How shorter shifts result in more frequent patient handoffs, introducing more opportunities for patient information to be lost and increasing the likelihood for medical errors
- Why communication failures are one of the more common causes of harm to patients
- How the I-PASS methodology can reduce patient harm by improving communication between clinicians during transitions of care

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