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Improving safety culture on adult medical units through multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TOPS Project.

August 18, 2010

Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(4):346-50.

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A multidisciplinary teamwork training intervention was associated with improved perception of safety culture on adult general medical wards, particularly among nurses. Safety culture was measured using the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

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