Creating High Reliability Teams in Healthcare through In situ Simulation Training

William Riley (), Elizabeth Lownik, Carmen Parrotta, Kristi Miller RN and Stan Davis
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William Riley: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 129, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Elizabeth Lownik: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 129, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Carmen Parrotta: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 129, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Kristi Miller RN: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 129, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Stan Davis: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 129, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA

Administrative Sciences, 2011, vol. 1, issue 1, pages 14-31

Abstract: The importance of teamwork on patient safety in healthcare has been well established. However, the theory and research of healthcare teams are seriously lacking in clinical application. While conventional team theory assumes that teams are stable and leadership is constant, a growing body of evidence indicates that most healthcare teams are unstable and lack constant leadership. For healthcare organizations to reduce error and ensure patient safety, the true nature of healthcare teams must be better understood. This study presents a taxonomy of healthcare teams and the determinants of high reliability in healthcare teams based on a series of studies undertaken over a five-year period (2005–2010).

Keywords: team formation; In situ simulation; behavior markers; active failures; high reliability; interdisciplinary teams (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 L (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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