Physician engagement in organisational patient safety through the implementation of a Medical Safety Huddle initiative: a qualitative study.

Leahora Rotteau; Dalia Othman; Richard Dunbar-Yaffe; Chris Fortin; Katharyn Go; Amanda Mayo; Jordan Pelc; Jesse I. Wolfstadt; Meiqi Guo; Christine Soong

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Physician engagement in organisational patient safety through the implementation of a Medical Safety Huddle initiative: a qualitative study.

August 9, 2023

Rotteau L, Othman D, Dunbar-Yaffe R, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(1):33-42.

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Safety huddles are increasingly used to encourage team communication about safety threats and learning from mistakes. This qualitative study with huddle leaders and participants at five sites found that huddles can enhance engagement in patient safety and identify opportunities for increased support from organizational leadership.

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