Background Despite widespread emphasis on promoting 'assertive communication'by care
givers as essential to patient-safety-improvement efforts, little is known about when and how …

Health research literature on quality and safety in recent years has pointed to a need to
explore the characteristics of interdisciplinary team work unique to the health care sector …

Patient safety has become the focus of intense scrutiny. High-risk industry domains have
adopted safety management systems that define organizational structure, policies, and …

In situ drills are a key adjunct to evidence‐based protocols and established educational
programs. Well‐planned and conducted drills can further reinforce important educational …

Introduction: To date, there has been little documentation of how practice‐based midwifery
networks in the United States might influence the transfer and development of knowledge in …

Improving patient safety is a priority for health care providers in the United States; however
medical errors remain a persistent problem. A strong patient-safety culture is associated with …

The effectiveness of teams comprised of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health
care providers is critical to the safe and effective delivery of health care. Teamwork is …

A transformational culture change is needed in healthcare to reduce the number of
preventable medical errors resulting in patient injuries and deaths in US hospitals each …

Change is something that healthcare providers have come to expect in most aspects of care
provision with the creation and implementation of a teamwork framework quickly becoming …