AHA Center for Health Innovation
While the call for teamwork training in medical education continues to strengthen, no clear consensus exists on the method(s) to most effectively accomplish this training. Two medical student TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers, Rick Lang and Tom Kuriakose, describe lessons learned from the Rutgers - Robert鈥
Just Culture in health care is effective in reducing safety risks while being fair to staff who make errors. TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. This webinar鈥
In most cases in health care, multiple experts are involved in the care of a single patient. However, these multiple experts do not always function together as an expert team, leading to breakdowns in communication, teamwork, and leadership 鈥 resulting in poor patient outcomes. The University of鈥
Truly successful health care teams are those that involve the whole staff and not just those with a clinical background. TeamSTEPPS tools are practical 鈥渓ife skills鈥 that can be used whether you are treating a patient, interacting with co-workers in meetings, or answering emails. In fact, a great鈥
In today鈥檚 distracted world we are bouncing from one activity to the next, trying to do more with less and pushing our abilities to the limit. How is it that some emerge from this relentless pace with more energy and drive, while others are burned out? Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President, American鈥
Creating a safety culture is a key to achieving high reliability in health care. David L. Feldman, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice-President of Hospitals Insurance Company reviews the necessary ingredients for such a change using the Operating Room as a typical, and challenging, example. Key鈥
Disrespectful work environments in health care represent a risk to patient safety and have negative impacts on patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. Bettina Siewert, MD and Suzanne Swedeen RN, MSN from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discuss the impact of disrespectful work environments on鈥
Community investment, otherwise known as place-based investment, helps create the social and physical environments that support community health over the long term.
Payers and self-insured employers, who cover more than 100 million Americans, have been rapidly developing so-called 鈥渧irtual-first鈥 health plans. Self-insured employers can鈥檛 sustain the average 6% annual health plan cost increase they have been seeing and need to find ways to better engage鈥
After announcing it had raised another $100 million 鈥 nearly doubling its capital base 鈥 startup Truveta launched its data platform for research and drug development and shared highlights from its COVID-19 breakthrough infection research.