Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and practical recommendations for improvement.

Kevin J O'Leary; Niraj L Sehgal; Grace Terrell; Mark Williams V; High Performance Teams and the Hospital of the Future Project Team

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Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and practical recommendations for improvement.

November 16, 2011

O'Leary KJ, Sehgal NL, Terrell G, et al. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(1):48-54.

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Reviewing the role of teamwork in safe hospital care, this article recommends interventions to improve team performance.

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