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

Med Clin North Am. 2020 Jul;104(4):727-737. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.03.001. Epub 2020 May 11.

Authors

Kevin J O'Leary¹, Krystal Hanrahan², Rachel M Cyrus³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 211 East Ontario Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: keoleary@nm.org.
² Nursing Development, Magnet Program Manager, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 East Huron Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
³ Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 211 East Ontario Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/rachelcyrus4.

PMID: 32505263
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.03.001

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.

Keywords: Clinical microsystems; Interprofessional practice; Patient safety; Teamwork.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cooperative Behavior*
Hospitalists*
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Leadership*
Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
Patient Safety
Quality of Health Care / organization & administration*