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 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education in Wm. Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI 48085, USA. kharris@beaumonthospitals.com
authors.forename: Karen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Catharine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Treanor
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Salisbury
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*