Background A high variety of team interventions aims to improve team performance
outcomes. In 2008, we conducted a systematic review to provide an overview of the scientific …

Background Despite significant advances, patient safety remains a critical public health
concern. Daily huddles—discussions to identify and respond to safety risks—have been …

Background Brief, stand-up meetings known as huddles may improve clinical care, but
knowledge about huddle implementation and effectiveness at the frontlines is fragmented …

How to spread new ideas and effective practices from one organisation to another to
improve care and reduce unwarranted variations in performance is one of the central …

Background Accurate situation awareness has been identified as a critical component of
effective deteriorating patient response systems and an essential patient safety skill for …

Background Job satisfaction and retention of healthcare staff remains an ongoing issue in
many health systems. Huddles have been endorsed as a mechanism to improve patient …

Background Open communication between leadership and frontline staff at the unit level is
vital in promoting safe hospital culture. Our hospital staff culture survey identified the failure …

Background Huddles are short, regular debriefings that are designed to engage clinical staff
in discussions about existing or emerging safety issues. They allow a brief conversation to …

Open communication about patient safety concerns is necessary to enable a learning
environment where lessons can be learned to improve patient safety, but nurses often …

Objective A huddle is a short, regular meetings to discuss existing or emerging patient safety
issues. Hospital administrators can encourage healthcare staff to voluntarily examine the …