TeamSTEPPS: assuring optimal teamwork in clinical settings.

Carolyn M. Clancy; David N. Tornberg

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TeamSTEPPS: assuring optimal teamwork in clinical settings.

June 27, 2007

Clancy CM, Tornberg DN. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(3):214-7.

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The authors discuss the TeamSTEPPS training program—a collaboration of the US Department of Defense and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to enhance patient safety through improved teamwork.

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