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Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds.

Klimmeck S, Sexton BJ, Schwendimann R. Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. Epub 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.09.001.

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October 27, 2021
Klimmeck S, Sexton BJ, Schwendimann R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(12):783-792.

Safety WalkRounds involve health care leadership or managers visiting frontline staff and engaging in discussions about safety concerns. One university hospital in Switzerland combined WalkRounds with structured in-person observations which helped identify safe care practices and deficits in patient safety. However, there were no significant changes in safety and teamwork climate nine-months after implementation.  

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Klimmeck S, Sexton BJ, Schwendimann R. Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. Epub 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.09.001.

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