title: Teams trained in-house can be extremely effective.
abstract: Benchmarking does not have to involve expensive consultants to be successful, but does require careful attention to training and motivation. The best results come from teams who understand their mission, its contribution to the hospital's goals, and the basics of data gathering and manipulation. Managers must assume leadership of teams and be willing to train other team members.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009042:Motivation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States