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Rounds · Episode 5

The Handoff Is a Clinical Act, Not a Clerical Chore

Sign-out is where diagnostic reasoning either travels with the patient or quietly disappears. A few disciplined habits make handoffs carry thinking, not just a list of tasks.

June 13, 2026

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In this episode

  • Hand off the reasoning, not just the tasks
  • Watch for inherited certainty
  • Protect the conditions

Rounds episodes are audio discussions of Script Pad stories, produced with Google NotebookLM and reviewed by our editors.

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