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A New Approach to Error Prevention
If your Quality Improvement program needs an injection of vitality — a new approach to error prevention and a culture known for high reliability in quality and patient safety — consider a TeamSTEPPS intervention.
The program — Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) — teaches professionals how to integrate teamwork principles into daily practice throughout the organization. It was designed to train health care professionals who work in high stress areas — such as surgical suites, critical care, labor and delivery, and the ED — and throughout the hospital to create a culture of situational awareness, mutual support and a shared mental model. These program attributes take communication improvement all the way to culture change.