Meeting
Abstract Number: 41
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
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 […]
Abstract Number: 199
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Evidence is equivocal that unit-based interventions improve quality on inpatient medical services, but most studies have reported their effect in isolation. These interventions may be better conceptualized as complementary components of a redesigned clinical microsystem. A clinical microsystem is defined as the small group of people who work together in a defined setting on […]
Abstract Number: 308
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Managing the complex environment of a general medicine ward requires high performing interdisciplinary teams.(1) In 2016, an Accountable Care Unit (ACU) was implemented on a 35-bed medicine ward at a community based teaching hospital to develop high performing interdisciplinary teams. One of the four features of an ACU is Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR)(2), […]