Implementation of Unit-Based Interventions to Improve Teamwork and Patient Safety on a Medical Service

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 409-416

  O’Leary, Kevin J ^a   Creden, Amanda J ^a   Slade, Maureen E ^b   Landler, Matthew P ^a   Kulkarni, Nita ^a   Lee, Jungwha ^a   Vozenilek, John A ^c   Pfeifer, Pamela ^b   Eller, Susan ^d   Wayne, Diane B ^a   Williams, Mark V ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital medicine; interprofessional care; patient safety; teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLINOIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ADULT; CHICAGO; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL WORKERS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84940034362     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860614538093     Document Type: Article

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