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March 30, 2009

Featured Topic: Teamwork and Communication
Patient safety experts have identified effective teamwork as an essential factor in reducing medical errors. Encouraging team approaches to health care delivery can increase communication timeliness and accuracy and reduce adverse events.

The featured profiles describe programs designed to enhance teamwork and communication.

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Innovation Profiles:
	-	After-Hours Telephone and In-Home Hospice Care Leads to High Satisfaction and Anecdotal Reports of Fewer 911 Calls and Emergency Department Visits

	-	Interdisciplinary Clinic Using Team-Based Approach Improves Outcomes and Reduces Costs for Frail, Vulnerable Elderly

	-	Noise Alert System Helps Staff and Visitors to Reduce Decibel Levels in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

	-	Standardized Protocols and Processes Enhance Compliance With Recommended Care, Improve Staff Perceptions of Patient Safety at a Birthing Center

	-	Team Communication Improvement Initiatives Enhance a Hospital’s Culture of Safety, Leading to Improved Outcomes

	-	Team-Administered Protocol Encourages Mobility in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit Patients, Leading to Shorter Length of Stay
QualityTools:
	-	Elective Induction and Augmentation Bundles

	-	Fax Back Sheet

	-	Interdisciplinary Team Communication Form

	-	Principles for Clear Health Communication

	-	Team Development Measure

	-	Teamwork Tools and Resources

	-	What You Need To Know About...Episiotomy

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March 30, 2009

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