The 60-Second Note Test: Is Your Handover Record Doing Its Job?
A quick self-test for care notes: can the next worker tell what happened, what changed and what to do next in under a minute?
Try the Test on Yesterday's Notes
Pick three notes from yesterday and read each as if you are starting your shift cold. Can you tell what happened, what the person said or chose, and what is still open? If you have to hunt for any of those, the note is doing less work than it could.
Fix the Pattern, Not Just the Note
Most gaps come from the workflow, not the writer: notes typed late, templates that hide the follow-up, or no prompt for the person's own words. Look for the same gap in several notes before you coach anyone.
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