Teamwork Essentials for Hospitalists

Kevin J. O'Leary; Krystal Hanrahan; Rachel M. Cyrus

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2020.03.001

Teamwork Essentials for Hospitalists

Kevin J. O'Leary^*, Krystal Hanrahan, Rachel M. Cyrus

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medicine, Hospital Medicine Division

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Abstract

Teamwork is essential to providing high-quality patient care. Hospital settings pose important challenges to teamwork. Measurement is key to understanding baseline performance and assessing whether teamwork is improving. The authors recommend a multifaceted approach, using a combination of complementary interventions with an ultimate goal that improved teamwork translates into improved patient outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	727-737
Number of pages	11
Journal	Medical Clinics of North America
Volume	104
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2020.03.001
State	Published - Jul 2020

Keywords

Clinical microsystems
Interprofessional practice
Patient safety
Teamwork

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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O'Leary, K. J., Hanrahan, K., & Cyrus, R. M. (2020). Teamwork Essentials for Hospitalists. Medical Clinics of North America, 104(4), 727-737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2020.03.001

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