Improving teamwork: Impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a hospitalist unit

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-93

  O'Leary, Kevin J ^a   Haviley, Corinne ^b   Slade, Maureen E ^b   Shah, Hiren M ^a   Lee, Jungwha ^a   Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Hospitalist; Patient safety; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTER DISCIPLINARY ROUND; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551541268     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.714     Document Type: Article

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