“Anesthesia stat, 704.” With that, a team of UB health sciences students rushes in to begin administering care to a patient. The sound — recorded from the halls of Erie County Medical Center — was ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released an updated version of its successful TeamSTEPPS® curriculum, an evidence-based set of teamwork tools aimed at optimizing patient ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality updated its TeamSTEPPS teamwork and communications program. The agency will no longer provide in-person training, but instead will focus on online ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s team training program, TeamSTEPPS reduced medical errors and preventable adverse events in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers educational and training materials to boost safety for patients with limited English proficiency at your healthcare organization. The TeamSTEPPS ...

Evans Army Community Hospital staff met with pilots of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade to observe a different perspective on team coordination Dec. 1. The hospital's staff members who participated in ...

TeamSTEPPS' systematic approach is structured to identify barriers through tools and strategies which may include team huddles, feedback and handoffs during shift changes. According to the TeamSTEPPS ...

Walter Reed Bethesda has rolled out its TeamSTEPPS initiatives to enhance performance and patient safety at the medical center. Implementation of TeamSTEPPS falls under Walter Reed National Military ...

A new guide from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and DOD provides instruction to master trainers on using simulation-based training when teaching TeamSTEPPS, a three-phased process aimed at ...

"The incidence of RSI [retained surgical items] was significantly lower during the time period after implementing RF detection technology and following TeamSTEPPS training, primarily driven by a ...