Examining the nature of interprofessional interventions designed to promote patient safety: a narrative review.

Scott T Reeves; Emma Clark; Sally Lawton; Melissa Ream; Fiona Ross

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Examining the nature of interprofessional interventions designed to promote patient safety: a narrative review.

March 29, 2017

Reeves ST, Clark E, Lawton S, et al. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2017;29(2).

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Interprofessional efforts are key to achieving lasting improvements in patient safety. This review explored the evidence on which interventions are most effectively implemented with interprofessional interaction and the outcomes of those programs. Researchers found successes in increasing staff awareness of safety but not in sustained behavior change to support safe care.

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