Background: Teamwork is essential to providing safe, effective, patient-centered care. Prior research documented discrepancies in perceptions of teamwork and collaboration among nurses and physicians. However, prior studies have been limited to single sites and academic medical centers. Methods: We conducted surveys of healthcare professionals in 4 hospitals participating in the REdesigning SystEms to Improve Teamwork […]

Background: Observational studies suggest unanticipated ICU admissions or cardiac arrests are preceded by hours of unstable clinical signs and symptoms. Medical Emergency Teams (METs) are intended to treat these patients earlier, by identifying them through use of standardized clinical criteria. However, the prevalence of clinically unstable patients on general wards meeting these criteria is not […]