Table 1

Characteristics of study sample

	Hospitalists	House staff	Surgery	Paediatrics	OB	Gynaecology
Total patients	165	165	68	36	41	14
Total sign-outs	165	148	64	36	30	14
% Total patients with sign-out	100	90	94	100	73	100
Total patients admitted >24 h prior to data collection	106	100	33	22	14	5
Total sign-outs for patients admitted >24 h	106	100	32	22	14	5
% Patients admitted >24 h with sign-out	100	100	97	100	100	100
Sign-out process	Written	Written and verbal	Written and verbal	Written and verbal	Written and verbal	Written and verbal
Main facilitator(s) of sign-out process	PAs/APRNs	Interns and residents	Interns and PAs	Interns	Interns and residents	Interns and residents
Days since admission: Median, days (25th–75th percentiles)	3.0 (1.0–9.0)	5.0 (1.0–12.0)	1.5 (1.0–6.5)	3.0 (1.0–12.5)	1.0 (0.0–3.0)	1.0 (0.0–8.0)