SBAR
SBAR, the Home Health Connection
SBAR is perfect for improving communications in a home health agency (HHA). This simple tool condenses messages so they contain only concise and significant information about the patient and allows for the clinician to verbalize their assessment of the situation - what they think is happening and what recommendations/actions the clinician feels are needed to correct the problem. SBAR can be a strategy used with physicians to improve communications and outcomes, including reducing avoidable acute care hospitalizations. SBAR can also be used between staff and/or management. This tool can help HHAs clearly, effectively and efficiently express the real message of the patient situation. SBAR works well for home health aides to communicate to their supervisors or to the nurse as well as in interdisciplinary communication.
