@article{1fffdbbb7bb24687a11af51ca3201052,
title = "Improving patient safety with team coordination: Challenges and strategies of implementation",
abstract = "The health care environment presents significant risk of errors leading to patient injury and harm. One method to promote patient safety involves improving team coordination. The MedTeams{\textregistered} training program, a nationally funded research project, provided the framework for team training in several labor and delivery units in the United States. Many challenges were confronted when team training was implemented. Based on these experiences, specific strategies to ensure the success of team training are discussed.",
keywords = "Communication, Coordination, Safety, Team training, Teamwork",
author = "Harris, {Karen T.} and Treanor, {Catharine M.} and Salisbury, {Mary L.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by U.S. TRICARE Management Activity, Contract Number DAMD17‐01‐C‐0052. Additional support was received from DRC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, William Beaumont Hospital, and Harvard Risk Management Foundation with nonauthor contributors including members of the L&D Team Training Consortium.The views, opinions, and findings are those of the authors and should not be construed as an official U.S. Department of Defense position, policy, or decision unless so designated by other official documentation. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00073.x",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "557--566",
journal = "JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing",
issn = "0884-2175",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "4",
}