Proposing a New Debrief Checklist for TeamSTEPPS® to Improve Documentation and Clinical Debriefing

Timothy C. Clapper

Simulation & Gaming, 2016, vol. 47, issue 6, 710-719

Abstract: Purpose . The purpose of this article is to propose a new debrief checklist for the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety ( TeamSTEPPS ®) curriculum. Background . The current debrief checklist provided in the TeamSTEPPS® curriculum focuses on how the team performed, while leaving out the order of events that transpired during the team’s time together. A failure to discuss the order of events can lead to improper or inadequate documentation , which can result in clinical error and increased litigation . Aim . In this article, I explain how the shared mental model , acquired during an actual or simulated clinical event needs to progress to the team debriefing to improve documentation. I propose an improved debrief checklist that is based on practice in numerous healthcare facilities and simulation centers worldwide. Conclusion . The TeamSTEPPS® curriculum should be updated to the new debrief checklist with the shared goal of reducing litigation and billing errors , while increasing patient safety .

Keywords: billing errors; debrief checklist; debriefing; documentation; four-phase lesson plan for simulation; healthcare documentation; improve documentation; inadequate documentation; litigation; order of events; shared mental model; simulation; TeamSTEPPS®; TeamSTEPPS® curriculum; TeamSTEPPS® debrief checklist; teamwork and communication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/1046878116667812

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